AI-Generated Objects for Cyber Defensive Purposes as Intellectual Property

In my DPhil project, I intend to bring novel, updated and illuminating insights into the topic of computational creativity in the context of current state of the art in artificial intelligence algorithms deployed in network defence. My Thesis will feature a legal assessment of whether objects generated by artificial intelligence-driven systems qualify for copyright and patent protection under the current legal regimes in Europe and in the United Kingdom. It should also contain recommendations towards adaptations of intellectual property laws for the emerging realities of computational creativity. If these objects generated by an artificial intelligence-driven network defence system were protectable by intellectual property rights, it could eventually lead to rapid sharing and spread of cyber-security knowledge, enhanced trust in information communication technologies and stability for economies and democracy.

This research project is linked the EPSRC Cyber Security Theme and Law