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Background
Artificial intelligence is changing the way inventions and creative works are produced. It raises questions about the protection of creators and the use of protected content. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), based in Geneva, administers the main international treaties in this field.
The key points
On 9 and 10 November 2026, WIPO held its first Global Forum on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence in Geneva. Governments, creators, innovators and technology companies discussed how the intellectual property system should adapt.
Its Director General, Daren Tang, raised three questions: what intellectual property should protect, how the system should evolve and how to remunerate creators, innovators and users. He called for new licensing practices so that creators, rightsholders and AI developers can agree on the use of protected content.
Intellectual property offices also presented the use of AI in searching, examining and classifying applications.
Key figures
- More than 5,000 : registered participants, at WIPO headquarters and online
- 7 languages : experimental AI interpretation; live captions in 20 languages
Who says what
- Daren Tang (Director General of WIPO): workable ways of authorising the use of content must be created
- Ren Ito (co-founder of Sakana AI): the system must recognise the human contribution to inventions made with AI
- Imogen Heap (artist): everyone should be able to set the permitted uses of their voice and likeness
What it means for businesses
- Technology and creative companies : WIPO calls for new licensing and remuneration practices for content used by AI
What's next
- First annual meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) on 11 November 2026, devoted to metadata and a common lexicon for AI and intellectual property
Further reading
Sources
- WIPO – WIPO Launches Global Forum to Examine How IP Should Adapt to AI (official source)
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