Activities of Ivan ŠTEFANEC related to 2020/2015(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Intellectual property rights for the development of artificial intelligence technologies
Amendments (5)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that disruptive technologies such as AI offer both small and large companies the opportunity to develop market-leading products; considers that all companies should benefit from equally efficient and effective IPR protection; provided that a balanced coexistence of different actors in the Digital Single Market is ensured; considers that all companies should benefit from equally efficient and effective IPR protection which safeguards and encourages innovation and creativity; underlines the importance of AI technologies in enabling a more transparent, efficient and reliable management of IP-related aspects of transactions, notably through AI-enabled smart contracts which are capable to speed up IP-related transactions and minimise transaction costs; underlines the necessity to always know the owner of the data given the ever-increasing volumes of data used by AI, stresses out that AI should be subjected to human oversight and human workers should always make final decisions.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer support to start-ups and SMEs via the Single Market Programme and Digital Innovation Hubs to protect their products; stresses the importance of coordination in IPR for the development of AI with other important global players in order to create a globally compatible approach to AI that would be beneficial for SMEs too.
Amendment 27 #
4. Stresses the importance of protecting IPRs, including trade secrets, in any regulatory framework for AI, in particular as regards any detailed requirements for the narrow set of applications deemed ‘high-risk’; stresses the importance of the proper interpretation of the EU General Data Protection Regulations provisions regarding profiling and automated decision-making;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the challenge of assessing AI applications requires the development of new methods; notes, for instance, that adaptive learning systems may recalibrate following each input, making certain ex ante disclosures ineffective; could serve as an example of a software where algorithms optimise the content to adjust for the learners goals and current state of knowledge;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of introducing up-to-date tools allowing companies to secure their IPRs, for example placing digital locks on their products and services;