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Research Paper | Commerce and Law | Volume 15 Issue 4, April 2026 | Pages: 1778 - 1783 | India
Redefining Intellectual Property and Human Rights in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: The high growth rate of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is altering the essence of creativity, innovation, and ownership and making the conventional ideas of intellectual property rights and human rights doubtful. Artistic works, music, literature, inventions, and technological solutions are now generated with slight human intervention by AI systems. This creation poses important legal issues as to whether the node is the author, owner and whether he/she is liable extent of liability intellectual property protection. The current intellectual property legislations were aimed to safeguard human creators; however the advent of AI generated works has caused confusion with the issue whether AI can be called an inventor or writer and who actually is entitled to the rights of such inventions. Meanwhile, AI technologies have far-reaching implications on human rights, especially, the right to privacy, freedom of expression, right to access to knowledge, and right to equality and non-discrimination. In appliances of AI to surveillance, data gathering, facial recognition, and algorithmic decisions, the issue of data protection, discrimination, and digital inequality have become a matter of concern. The balancing of protection of intellectual property and public interest and human rights in the digital era is under an increased need. There is due need for balancing of varied interests, the protection of IP, Public interest and Human Rights in digital era. The paper will analyze the relationship between artificial intelligence, intellectual property and human rights. The researcher examines the issues of AI-generated content, ownership of data and algorithmic governance. The paper also analyzes the development of international law and the Indian legal system about AI and intellectual property. In this paper the research attempts redefine the intellectual property legislation and construct a human-rights-centered approach to AI regulation to provide invention, fairness, and worldwide digital justice.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Human Rights, Data Protection, AI Regulation
How to Cite?: Ashok N. Kotangle, "Redefining Intellectual Property and Human Rights in the Era of Artificial Intelligence", Volume 15 Issue 4, April 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1778-1783, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26428104741, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26428104741