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AI Law and Ethics - 1st Assignment - 20010126816
AI Law and Ethics - 1st Assignment - 20010126816
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT – I
AI: LAW AND ETHICS
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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Table of Contents
RESEARCH QUESTION ...................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3
Conclusion............................................................................................................ 8
RESEARCH QUESTION ...................................................................................................... 9
Introduction ......................................................................................................... 9
Conclusion.......................................................................................................... 14
Bibliography ...................................................................................................... 15
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RESEARCH QUESTION
“Discuss legal liability of AI in data protection, data privacy?"
INTRODUCTION
The intriguing technology known as artificial intelligence, or AI, uses data to carry out a variety
of functions. Consider AI systems similar to those employed by big businesses, which have
enormous data storage capacities and hold millions of users' and customers' personal
information, because this information directly affects our fundamental right to privacy, it must
be protected. Justice S.K. Kaul1 correctly noted that personal liberty and self-determination are
essential components of democracy. This includes being able to safeguard our dignity and
maintain control over our personal data2. Although the 'right to privacy' is not mentioned as a
fundamental right in the Indian Constitution, it is an intrinsic part of our Article 21 right to life
and personal liberty, according to a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court in 20173. The
government and industry in India have made a concerted effort to prioritise the advancement
and adoption of AI technology, motivated by its potential to improve quality of life. This dual
approach, however, creates a paradox. While there is a clear push towards widespread AI
development and implementation, there is also a growing awareness of the societal and ethical
implications of such rapid progress. The forthcoming Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
in India could be the latest clash between AI technology and privacy concerns. While the
bill does not specifically mention AI, its numerous provisions have significant
implications for AI's role in processing personal data. In essence, it is a direct challenge
to the use of personal data made viable by AI technology4.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
1
Justice K.S Puttaswamy V. Union of India, [Writ Petition (civil) No. 494 of 2012 vide order and judgement
dated 24 August 2017].
2
M.P. Sharma and Others V. Satish Chandra, 1954 AIR 300, 1954 SCR 1077.
3
Kharak Singh V. The State of Uttar Pradesh, 1963 AIR 1295, 1964 SCR (1) 332.
4
Victor M. Palace, What If Artificial Intelligence Wrote This: Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law, 71 FLA.
L. REV. 217 (2019).
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Yashraj Bais, Privacy and Data Protection in India: An Analysis, 4 INT'l J.L. MGMT. & HUMAN. 1793 (2021).
6
Adarsh Verma & Mansiz Sharma, Issues Pertaining to the Data Protection and Privacy Laws in India, 4 INDIAN
J.L. & LEGAL Rsch. 1 (2022).
7
D. Majumdar & H. K. Chattopadhyay, Emergence of AI and Its Implication towards Data Privacy: From Indian
Legal Perspective, 3 INT'l J.L. MGMT. & HUMAN. 1 (2020).
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Mayuri Taware, Obligations of Data Fiduciary and Protection of Data: An Analysis, 5 INDIAN J.L. & LEGAL
Rsch. 1 (2023).
9
Abhijit Rohi, Intellectual Property Rights and Informational Privacy Rights: Conceptualising the Intersection
for the Data Protection Regulator in India, 11 Christ U. L.J. 1 (2022).
10
Sadaf Fahim & G. S. Bajpai, AI and Criminal Liability, 1 INDIAN J. ARTIFICIAL INTEL. & L 64 (2020).
11
Mireille Hildebrandt, Discrimination, Data-driven AI Systems and Practical Reason, 7 EUR. DATA PROT. L.
REV. 358 (2021).
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LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Despite the difficulties in obtaining consent, businesses may believe they can meet the criteria
for deemed consent required by the bill for AI-based data processing. AI-powered businesses,
on the other hand, may face significant challenges12. Many AI systems that rely on personal
data perform tasks such as statistical analysis, inference, or user profiling, which results in the
generation and processing of new personal data.
Unfortunately, the bill does not appear to permit these practises for two main reasons. To begin,
Section 18(2)(b)13 allows the government to decide whether to exempt processing for research,
archival, or statistical purposes. This is in contrast to privacy laws in other regions, where such
processing is permitted if certain conditions are met. In such cases, no additional legal basis is
required beyond the one that originally permitted data collection and use14. Businesses may not
be able to process personal data for AI research or statistical purposes under this bill unless the
government grants permission. Second, Section 18(2)(b)15 expressly states that the government
may grant an exemption if personal data is not used for specific user profiling decisions. This
has major implications for AI-based industries, as many Indian businesses rely on AI
applications that involve profiling, which the bill generally prohibits without exceptions.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The task force has issued a comprehensive set of recommendations aimed at accelerating the
development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India. These recommendations centre on
the formation of a 'Inter Ministerial National Artificial Intelligence Mission' 16with a five-
year operational timeline and a budget of approximately 1200 crores (INR). This mission is
intended to serve as the country's central coordinating authority for all AI-related technological
activities.
12
Raghunath Ananthapur, India's New Data Protection Legislation, 8 SCRIPTed 192 (2011).
13
The Data protection bill, 2022, No. 18 (2) (b).
14
Ashish Chaturvedi, Defining Legal Responsibility in the Age of AI: Addressing Gaps in Data Privacy
Regulation, 3 INDIAN J. INTEGRATED Rsch. L. 1 (2023).
15
The Data protection bill, 2022, No. 18 (2) (b).
16
A. Amarendar Reddy, Legal Implications in Artificial Intelligence, 5 INT'l J.L. MGMT. & HUMAN. 1766
(2022).
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The task force also emphasises the critical importance of data management and
standardisation in the AI ecosystem. To address this, the following suggestions have been
made:
• Digital Data Banks: It is proposed that digital data banks be established to facilitate the
collection of cross-industry data, allowing AI applications to leverage a larger dataset for
more accurate and effective decision-making.
17
Lawrence B. Solum, Legal Personhood for Artificial Intelligences, 70 N.C. L. REV. 1231 (1992).
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• Data Ombudsman: A dedicated data ombudsman will be appointed within the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry to handle data-related issues relating to AI, ensuring ethical and
responsible data practises.
• Involvement of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)18: The Bureau of Indian Standards
(BIS) will actively participate in the implementation of international norms and standards
pertaining to AI systems, aligning Indian AI practises with globally accepted benchmarks.
CONCLUSION
In my opinion, the Data Protection Bill is necessary to prevent unethical data use, allowing us
to build responsible AI solutions that are diverse, inclusive, fair, ethical, trustworthy, and
governed. Such regulations will not slow the pace of AI adoption; rather, they will encourage
the continued use of technology and a human-centric approach. When we consider how deeply
AI technology has become ingrained in our daily lives, with nearly a billion smartphone users
in India, it is difficult to imagine what the compounding effect of data misuse could look like.
The responsible nature of AI technology begins with when data is collected, how it is accessed,
the purposes for which it is used, and the impact of those decision-making systems on various
groups of society. Once the bill is passed, organisations that use users' personal data
would be required to transform their data stack and pipeline to accommodate the policies
of consent-based data collection and data erasure. Organisations would then require the
right people who are subject matter experts in social science, data governance, and policy
development to redirect the organization's data strategy. Overall, the Data Protection
Bill is the much-needed regulation for organisations that use user data to build AI
assistants, decision-making systems, and personalization models to begin working
properly.
18
Nizan Geslevich Packin, Disability Discrimination Using Artificial Intelligence Systems and Social Scoring:
Can We Disable Digital Bias?, 8 J. INT'l & COMP. L. 487 (2021).
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RESEARCH QUESTION
INTRODUCTION
Enthralled with AI, enthusiasts are really stretching the boundaries of existing intellectual
property laws. Artificial intelligence technologies like DALL-E 2 and ChatGPT have amazed
us all with some really amazing artwork and content. The exciting thing is that these machine-
generated innovations and creations will only become more inventive in the future. According
to IP's Patent Strategy Survey, which was conducted in February 2019, 44% of in-house
patent lawyers working in ventures have recently documented an AI-related patent
application, and a further 25% intend to do so over the next five years19.
19
Prateek Joinwal, Patenting AI and Disruptive Technologies: Can the Law of Patents Keep up with the Perpetual
Advances in Technological Innovation?, 1 INDIAN J. ARTIFICIAL INTEL. & L 50 (2021).
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ChatGPT, the OpenAI-created chatbot uses complex algorithms and data inputs to produce
responses. From the moment ChatGPT entered the market, the topic of copyright protection
for AI-generated content has been widely discussed.
The catch is that, according to copyright laws, a work must have been created by humans or
involve a significant amount of human interaction in order to be protected. And this presents a
problem for globally distributed AI-generated art. However, there are plans to alter things in
India. In their Report No. 161, "Review of the Intellectual Property Rights Regime in India,"
the Parliamentary Standing Committee recommended that the Copyright Act of 1957 be
updated to allow AI-generated works to be included in the copyright protection club20.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
CONTRASTING VIEWPOINTS
Two opposing points of view about AI-generated art emerge. From one angle, these creations
are merely the products of algorithms that adhere to preset guidelines; little to no human
creativity is involved. It basically makes the case that artificial intelligence (AI)-generated art
is devoid of the true "creative" elements of human artistic expression, such as sentimental,
arbitrary, or artistic choices21.
20
https://prsindia.org/policy/report-summaries/review-of-the-intellectual-property-rights-regime.
21
Bansal, A. PUBLIC INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS. Journal of the Indian Law Institute,
55(4), 476–503, (2013).
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However, an alternative perspective recognises the role that human creativity plays in the
production of AI-generated art. This viewpoint acknowledges that although AI algorithms
generate the works themselves, the people who created and trained the algorithms are
primarily responsible for establishing the norms and regulations governing the creative
process. Though they don't directly create each one of the original works, humans'
creativity is still evident in the AI system's design and development22.
Some contend that the selection, curation, and interpretation of AI-generated works also
involves human creativity. The need for humans in the creative industries to evaluate and
analyse AI-generated works, choose the most interesting and valuable ones, and give them
context and meaning is growing as these works become more commonplace. This calls for a
different kind of creativity that is centred on comprehending and valuing the unique
characteristics and possibilities of AI-generated works of art.
22
Abhimanyu Bhargava, Copyright Law and Artificial Intelligence Generated Works: Ownership and Liability,
5 INDIAN J.L. & LEGAL Rsch. 1 (2023).
23
Aakanksha Bhatia, AI and Copyright, 2 Jus Corpus L.J. 747 (2022).
24
Vaishali Singh, AI and Copyright: In the Direction of an Articulated Public Province, 3 INDIAN J.L. & LEGAL
Rsch. 1 (2021).
25
Devank Kumar Singh, IP Laws, Innovation and the AI Based Patents: US and EU, 4 INT'l J.L. MGMT. &
HUMAN. 5784 (2021).
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innovative laws and ethical guidelines emerge to address this ever-evolving question of
ownership.
LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Judge Smith decided in Thaler v. The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade
Marks (DABUS)26 that an AI system's owner could be able to legitimately claim patent
ownership for an invention generated by the AI system because they are the ones in charge of
and possess the AI system. This "AI-owner" strategy offers a fresh method for figuring out
who owns the intellectual property created by AI. Although the main concerns raised by this
court ruling in patent law were inventorship and ownership, copyright law is also greatly
affected by it.
The Delhi High Court examined whether AI-generated creations could be copyrighted in Ferid
Allani v. Union of India27. The court's unanimous ruling confirmed that AI-generated works
could claim copyright if they met the Copyright Act of 1957's strict originality and authorship
requirements. The court ruled that the programmer or user commanding the AI system should
claim authorship for AI-generated works.
The case of South Asia FM Limited v. Union of India28 changed the legal landscape. The
Delhi High Court considered whether an AI-composed song could be considered original under
the Copyright Act. Due to its lack of creativity, the court ruled that the AI-generated song could
not be copyrighted. To qualify for copyright, a work must show human creativity and ingenuity,
according to the court.
The Delhi High Court upheld AI-generated inventions' patentability if they met the Patents
Act's novelty, non-obviousness, and industrial applicability requirements in Gaurav Bhatia v.
Union of India29.
In contrast, In Nippon Steel Corporation v. Union of India30, the Bombay High Court ruled
that computer programmes that generate inventions or discoveries could not be patented
because they cannot be conceived by a human mind.
26
Thaler v. The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2021] EWCA Civ 137.
27
Ferid Allani v. Union of India, 2019 SCC OnLine Del 11867.
28
South Asia FM Limited v. Union of India, MANU/TN/5992/2018.
29
Gaurav Bhatia v. Union of India, 2016 SCC OnLine Del 8.
30
Nippon Steel Corporation v. Union of India ,2005 SCC OnLine Bom 1402.
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A drug discovery algorithm patent application complicated matters for the Indian Patent Office
in In Re: Sugen Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. It was rejected because Section 3(k) of the Patents Act
did not allow patents for computer programmes.
In Blue Gentian LLC v. Tristar Products (UK) Ltd31, the invention involved an expandable
garden hose, similar to an aircraft oxygen hose, for non-obviousness. The court ruled that a
garden hose planner used the aeroplane hose reference while brainstorming. The court stated
that the puzzle involved an aircraft and its remote location, not a garden water hose.
31
Blue Gentian LLC v Tristar Products (UK) Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 746 (22 July 2015)
32
Abhimanyu Bhargava, Copyright Law and Artificial Intelligence Generated Works: Ownership and Liability,
5 INDIAN J.L. & LEGAL Rsch. 1 (2023).
33
Emerging legal issues in an AI-Driven World (no date) Gowling WLG. Available at:
https://gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/articles/2019/emerging-legal-issues-in-an-ai-driven-world/
(Accessed: 23 September 2023).
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confidential. Such objections were most likely raised because Indian copyright law only
recognises humans as being capable of being authors of works.
CONCLUSION
In my opinion, the intricate web of inventorship and ownership in AI-generated inventions and
creations extends beyond patents and has a significant impact on the domain of copyright.
While complicated, this multifaceted issue provides opportunities to shape the future of
intellectual property law in the digital age. Extending copyright protection to AI-generated
works, similar to our suggestion for patents, can help prevent the concealment of AI
involvement and maintain the system's integrity. Ensuring that AI-generated works are
recognised under copyright law provides a transparent and equitable framework for both
creators and users.
Furthermore, the duration of copyright protection for AI-generated works is critical. Given the
rapid evolution of digital content and the potential saturation of creative markets, shorter
34
Ben Hattenbach & Joshua Glucoft, Patents in An Era of Infinite Monkeys and Artificial Intelligence, 19 Stan.
TECH. L. REV. 32 (2015).
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copyright terms may be appropriate for these works. This approach encourages innovation
while avoiding the stagnation that can sometimes result from prolonged copyright protection.
In summary, the issues of inventorship and ownership in AI-generated inventions and creations
have far-reaching implications for both patent and copyright law.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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