Artificial intelligence and copyright: status and emerging regulatory challenges based on the Chilean case
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https://doi.org/10.26422/RIPI.2025.2300.azuKeywords:
artificial intelligence, copyright, authorship, ownership, text and data miningAbstract
The intersections between artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright are diverse and complex. They focus on the legality of using protected works to train systems; on the need to adopt—or not—new exceptions for text and data mining; and on the authorship and ownership of algorithmic creations. The rise of global tensions is forcing legal systems to review their legislation and make the necessary adjustments. In Chile, a “Bill Law on Artificial Intelligence Systems” is being discussed, partially inspired by the European Union's AI Regulation (RIA), which contains aspects related to intellectual property (IP). This article analyzes the main interactions between AI and copyright, with an emphasis on how these are addressed—or not—by the bill, in contrast to international trends and regulatory challenges in this area. The paper concludes by explaining why, although copyright protection is a fundamental principle in the text, the Chilean bill's approach is partial in that it omits essential criteria for resolving the main current conflicts in this area.
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