The Impact of the Fusion of Human and Artificial Intelligence on Changes in the Generation and Protection of Innovations

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI), as a unique multi-innovation, is the result of the action of human intelligence in an anthropocentric innovation model. The intensive development of innovative and autonomous capabilities of AI is a challenge for the transformation of the anthropocentric innovation model. The main aim of the research is to highlight the opportunities and challenges in the field of generating and protecting innovations, which will arise as a result of the fusion of human intelligence and AI. By using a proactive approach, the authors offer insights into the fusion of human intelligence and AI, as a brand-new innovation resource that will affect: the emergence of a new hybrid innovation model, changes in the structure of innovations, the emergence of multi-innovations, the redefinition of the concept of innovation portfolio, the conception and implementation of new intellectual property (IP) policies that will permit the establishment of a balance between human autonomy and the absence of discrimination against AI, as well as adequate legal protection for innovations generated by the fusion of human intelligence and AI. The research results show that the fusion of human intelligence and AI simultaneously represents: a stimulus for redefining and improving the innovative capabilities of human intelligence and the continuous development of innovative and autonomous capabilities of AI, as well as a catalyst for positive changes in the innovative model, which still remains focused on humans. In the near future, the fusion of human intelligence and AI will become a framework for research with scientific, economic, legal and political significance, and a radical systemic impact on society as a whole.