2025 Taiwan-Europe Generative AI Symposium: Challenges and Responses to Intellectual Property Rights under the Wave of Generative AI
Source: https://www.tipo.gov.tw/tw/cp-85-1001195-94084-1.html
The "2025 Taiwan-Europe Generative AI Symposium" was held on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 25, 114, at the Linzer Hall, College of Law, National Taiwan University, with Director General Cheng-Wei Liao of the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the People's Republic of China (MOEA), and Director General Li-Chieh Gul of the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO), as the distinguished guests of honor.
The AI Symposium focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright, and invited Taiwan and European official and civil experts as speakers.The first session was opened by Mr. Anneli Andresson, Policy Officer of the Directorate General for Trade of the EU Executive Commission, who introduced the data mining exceptions in the EU Digital Single Market Directive and the copyright-related provisions in the Artificial Intelligence Act.The newly passed Artificial Intelligence Act requires general-purpose AI providers to have policies that comply with EU copyright law and to make summaries of model training data publicly available.The presenter shared the summary template currently being developed by the EU AI Office, its related principles, structure, and stakeholders' comments on the template.
In the second session, Mr. Gao Jiahong, Chief of the Copyright Section of this Bureau, shared the international legal system and practical trends on the topic of generative AI and copyright, pointing out that there is no international copyright amendment law specifically targeting generative AI, and that there are cases of AI industry seeking legal authorization for the training data.As intellectual property is a highly harmonized international issue, AI and copyright law involve a wide range of aspects, and it is important to strike a balance between protecting the interests of copyright holders and the development of the AI industry. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office will continue to actively keep track of the actions and trends of various countries in response.
In the third session, Amit Datta, Deputy General Counsel of Aleph Alpha from Germany, discussed the legal and practical implications of the EU's AI law from the perspective of the industry.The speaker introduced Aleph Alpha's background, current status, and development direction, explained its achievements and strategies in generative AI technology and industrial applications, and analyzed EU AI-related laws and regulations, including the operation of the "opt-out" option for rights holders under the data mining exception, the relationship between data protection regulations and AI models, and the key points of the Artificial Intelligence Act, including the risk hierarchy in regulating AI,The fourth session was given by the National Laboratory Research Institute (NLRI), and included a discussion of the implementation timeline and behavioral standards of the Act, as well as a discussion of the impact of the Act.
The fourth session was given by Mr. Fan Jinyuan, Director of the National Experimental Research Institute (NERI), and was divided into four parts.The first part introduced the TAIDE project, which was launched in April 2023 to create a reliable AI dialogue engine, and introduced the sources of training data obtained by TAIDE, including government departments and private organizations.Section 2 introduces the challenges encountered in data collection and processing for TAIDE, including the diversity of data, the complexity of licensing, and the uncertainty of the scope of copyright fair use.Part 3 is about data cleansing and training, which introduces the process of data processing, data list making, and data de-identification.Finally, part 4 introduces the challenges of the TAIDE project in data utilization and model training, mainly in the scope of copyright fair use, and therefore puts forward suggestions for policy direction.
The seminar attracted a total of 185 participants from the industry, academia, and the legal profession, with a full house and a lively atmosphere of interactive discussion.Through the four speakers' different perspectives, the seminar not only deepened the participants' understanding of AI and copyright issues, but also promoted exchanges and dialogues between industry, government, and academia.Participants also understood that while developing AI applications, they also need to proactively address related legal and practical challenges to ensure proper protection of copyrights and sustainable development of AI technologies.
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