Double Eleven has not yet arrived, but Alibaba and Jack Ma have already begun to attract attention like crazy. On October 11, the 2017 Yunqi Conference hosted by Alibaba opened in Yunqi Town, Hangzhou. This year's Yunqi Conference is themed "Flying Intelligence", and Jack Ma's keynote speech also centered on science and technology. At the meeting, the establishment of a research institute "Dharma Academy" was announced. Its research areas include machine learning, natural language processing, natural human-computer interaction and more than a dozen aspects. Both the theme and the content reflect a crucial keyword in this Yunqi Conference: artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence
To be honest, when it comes to artificial intelligence, is the following picture the first thing that comes to your mind?
Steven Si Pierberg directed the movie "Artificial Intelligence"
Will Smith starred in the movie "I, Robot"
As a less down-to-earth field, artificial intelligence is unknown to most people. The words are distant and unfamiliar. The understanding of the concept and the formation of impressions come more from the science fiction novels and movies that we usually watch, and we naturally formed the understanding of "artificial intelligence = robot".
“It is a new technical science that studies and develops theories, methods, technologies and application systems for simulating, extending and expanding human intelligence.” In fact, artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science Branch, involving philosophy, cognitive science, mathematics, neurophysiology and other disciplines. The scope of research includes language learning and processing, intelligent search, machine learning, knowledge acquisition, artificial life and other aspects. It is not the above-mentioned "artificial intelligence = "Robot" can be summed up simply by an equal sign.
From the proposal of the concept in 1956 to the establishment of DAMO Academy to focus on research on it, the development of artificial intelligence has gone through 61 years. During this period, there were periods of rapid development and periods of stagnation due to various reasons. Judging from patent data, since 2005, the number of related patent applications in the field of artificial intelligence in major countries around the world has exceeded 60,000; from 2010 to 2014, the number of applications increased by 70%. In 2016, AlphaGo and Lee Sedol's human-machine Go game of the century pushed artificial intelligence to a new level.
Changes in the number of AI patent applications
From various aspects such as trends, popularity, and resource investment, the development of artificial intelligence is unstoppable. If Alibaba Damo Academy wants to study, universities and research institutions will naturally not stop, and more and more technology-based companies will appear to explore this field. As one of the fruits of intellectual labor, artificial intelligence will undoubtedly be linked to intellectual property rights. While research is important, the protection of results is also essential. Next, let’s talk about the protection of artificial intelligence research results from the perspective of intellectual property protection.
1. Patents
The above mentioned changes in the number of artificial intelligence patent applications in recent years, and the conclusion is that there are more and more patent applications every year. Using "artificial intelligence" as the keyword to search my country's patents, 4107 relevant data can be searched so far.
"Artificial Intelligence" patent search results
As mentioned above, artificial intelligence is not equal to robots. Its research scope covers everything from language processing to perception issues. Judging from the search results, "a hybrid microgrid power generation and energy storage system", "a vehicle-mounted automatic fire extinguishing device and its use method", "electromagnetically driven mechanical shaft joint bending freedom realization structure", "for multiple "High-energy X-ray regional path optimization method for tumor radiotherapy" are all patents in the field of artificial intelligence.
At present, there is no clear and generally accepted definition of artificial intelligence, and there are different opinions on this. Therefore, today we choose a simpler and easier-to-understand way to help understand: let the machine realize what only humans can do. task. Therefore, no matter what industry or field, no matter the form of presentation, as long as this goal can be achieved, it can be said to involve artificial intelligence. The patents generated in this process are naturally patents in the field of artificial intelligence; and as long as they are patents, they are also protected by patent law.
Like patents in other industries, patent applications in the field of artificial intelligence must be filed if they want to be protected.
After writing technical reports and submitting application documents, if the technology meets the requirements of patent novelty, creativity and practicality, it can be successfully applied for and protected by the patent law and other relevant laws.
2. Trademark
When it comes to trademarks in the field of artificial intelligence, they are generally related to companies. When a company is involved in the field of artificial intelligence and its products and services are produced and sold, it will carry the company's logo, which is commonly known as a trademark.
The robot company LOGO in the American TV series "Westworld"
In addition to the patented technology itself, as the owner of the patented technology, that is, the company, the protection of the trademark that represents the corporate image It is also essential. As for the application and protection of trademarks in this field, it is no different from other fields. The key is still to "strike first to be stronger". If you are slow to start, others will register it.
3. Copyright
There are two different ways to implement artificial intelligence on computers. One of them is to use traditional programming technology to make the system appear intelligent. Now that we are talking about programming, we have to mention the related software copyright. At first glance, artificial intelligence seems to have nothing to do with copyright. After all, when it comes to copyright, the first thing that people think of is either novels or movies.
In fact, in addition to works in the traditional sense such as written works, artistic works, etc., computer software is also one of the objects of copyright protection. If a computer program is involved in the implementation of artificial intelligence and original documents are produced, this part can be copyrighted and protected by copyright law.
Software Development Program
From this point of view, although artificial intelligence is "not grounded", once it is regarded as a type of intellectual property, it must be managed and protected The process is not very different from other technologies. Artificial intelligence is very popular nowadays, and its development prospects are also very promising. With the concentrated offensive from all parties, I believe it will make great progress and breakthroughs in the near future. But as the title says, how to protect it after research is done is also a direction that requires thinking and research.
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