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AI and the Internet

Region: Ontario Answer # 8006

The internet’s transformation due to AI has been profound. AI has reshaped interactions online within the digital content and communications space. The AI influence regarding the internet has reshaped user personal experiences, regulated user content access, and contributed to creative outputs. However, there are still significant challenges that need to be addressed when it comes to AI use in the internet space:

Data Privacy: In Canada, while no specific legislation yet covers AI in relation to consumer privacy, existing federal legislation such as PIPEDA and various provincial acts in British Columbia and Alberta have already laid the groundwork for data protection. Additionally, Quebec’s new consumer privacy legislation grants individuals more control regarding rights concerning Automated Decision Making (ADM), such as the right to information, the right to object to decisions made without human judgment, and the ability to request data correction. These legislative changes, which are complemented by foundational laws like PIPEDA and certain provincial acts in British Columbia and Alberta, strengthen privacy protections and ensure better individual autonomy in the face of the recent increases in AI-driven decisions.

Intellectual Property (IP): AI is challenging the boundaries of intellectual property, particularly when it comes to creative content and inventions. AI-generated works, such as literary pieces by chatbots like ChatGPT or digital artworks created from prompts also available on AI tools like ChatGPT are sparking debates over IP rights. Other questions regarding AI and IP arise in regard to issues such as AI contributions to inventions. For example, questions of who owns IP created by an AI tool in an invention or new technology arise, such as:

  • Does the credit go to the AI’s creators?
  • Does the credit go to the users of the AI whose direction was complimented by the AI?
  • Does the credit go to neither party and instead, does this question prove a need for the creation of a whole new category of IP ownership?

Currently, Canada lacks explicit legislation that covers questions of IP and AI-generated creations.

For more information on AI, refer to Bill C-27: Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA),







								

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