INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR "HUBOTS": ON THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF HUMAN-LIKE ROBOTS AS INNOVATORS AND CREATORS

The research in this Article provides the answer to the following
question: how should the law deal with innovations and "creative"
works that are independently "created" or generated by robots?
Specifically, this Article focuses on the legal implications of innovation
and content generated by robots with artificial intelligence, which will
be referred to in this Article as "Human-Like Robots" (hereinafter
"Hubots"). The position which this Article advocates for is that intellectual property subject matter created by Hubots are equivalent to
things found in nature and should not, and cannot, qualify for the same
IP protections that are awarded to human creators and innovators. This
position stems from the more general approach whereby Hubots should
not be provided with "human" rights including property. Thus,
intellectual property laws must not allow for granting IP rights to
Hubots, and their byproducts should forever rest in the public domain.