The Australian Human Rights Commission released a paper today on AI, bias and fairness. It is worth reading.
A blog relating to Internet legal issues by Professor John Swinson, University of Queensland
AI Action Plan for Australia
In addition to the privacy review, the government is conducting an AI review.
"The Australian Government recognises that accelerating the development, adoption and adaption of artificial intelligence (AI) will have profound social and economic outcomes for all Australians. We have an opportunity and a responsibility to strive for a better future. A future where Australians develop and use AI to solve national problems, build competitive businesses and increase our collective wellbeing.
To achieve this vision, the Australian Government will need a plan. To inform this plan, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources has released a discussion paper that seeks public input to an AI Action Plan for Australia."
You can read the discussion paper and have your say at: https://consult.industry.gov.au/digital-economy/ai-action-plan
Submissions close on Friday, 27th November 2020, two days before submissions close for the privacy law consultation.
AI, cars, ethics, and the trolley problem
A good article from Harvard looking at autonomous vehicles, ethics and the trolley problem.
The impact of AI on IP
The UK Intellectual Property Office has announced a call for views on artificial intelligence and intellectual property. In particular, the UK IPO wants to hear about the implications that AI might have for IP policy, and, likewise, what impact IP might have on AI.
See the full consultation: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/artificial-intelligence-and-intellectual-property-call-for-views
The consultation closes on 11 November 2020.
Musicians Create Every Melody in Existence to Avoid Copyright Infringement
Vice Article
Whether this actually accomplishes what they want to do is uncertain.
Using small snippets of public available music (or computer code) to create a work, that is the same as a well-known larger work, may still be copyright infringement. It depends on whether the creator knew of and had access to the well-known larger work.
See Dais Studios case, where Ben Petro copied public Java script to create a larger computer program. See also AFR Article
This also has relevance to AI programs and how they are trained.
Who owns the copyright and inventions produced by an AI machine?
- Harold Cohen – The Age of Intelligence Machines (1987) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPczQgCuOOc&feature=youtu.be
- Is it art? Portrait created by algorithm on sale at Christie’s – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeshFQZCD7E
When are AI systems legally liable
Morality and AI Machines
http://moralmachine.mit.edu/
How do you prepare for the AI revolution?
Also, a similar book that is more general:
New Californian Privacy Law: CPRA to effectively replace CCPA
On U.S. Election Day, 3 November 2020, voters in the State of California overwhelmingly voted in favour of Proposition 24—a ballot measure t...

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The United Nations intellectual property agency (WIPO) is the latest front in the US-China trade war. http://www.theage.com.au/world/sad-am...
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Carly Long, an expert in domain name litigation, will teach the first half of the class this Tuesday evening. You may wish to have a look a...
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This website has some useful links and references: http://www.epiphanysolutions.co.uk/article-index/rights-and-laws-of-the-internet/
