人工智能基础设施交流：常问问题
The AI Infrastructure Interchange (AIII, pronounced “A-triple-I”) is a WIPO initiative that facilitates global dialogue on the technical and operational aspects of the intellectual property system in the context of artificial intelligence.
As AI systems operate across sectors and borders, existing infrastructure — often developed for specific uses in different industries — faces new challenges. But effectively deployed infrastructure also presents an opportunity to chart a path forward through those challenges, as it has for prior disruptions of the intellectual property system, ensuring that human creators continue to flourish.
In the digital age, infrastructure and technical solutions (such as watermarks, authentication tools, standards, metadata, digital identifiers, rights management and content recognition systems, and digital distribution frameworks) have been developed by rightsholders and creators to build new business models that safeguard their rights. Typically, infrastructure is developed by the private sector because to work effectively, infrastructure must reflect both the needs of creators and rightsholders and the diverse business models, workflows and conventions of different industries. Experience shows that the most effective and sustainable solutions emerge from collaboration between creators, rights holders, and tech companies to determine how best to shape the systems that support their industries.
At the same time, WIPO is a member state driven organization that is committed to providing transparency.
AIII provides a neutral forum for creators, rights-holders, innovators, AI developers, and other experts to exchange ideas and explore practical solutions, while allowing member states and other WIPO stakeholders to provide input and to stay informed.
AIII will not set policy or legal standards. Instead, it focuses on how technical systems and tools can effectively support creators, rights holders and innovators while also promoting the development of AI technology in a rapidly evolving environment.
AIII的开发经过了深思熟虑，以确保它既具有透明度，又是一个建设性的、值得信赖的对话论坛。
虽然对基础设施的重要性有广泛共识，也有共同合作的意愿，但观点仍会有所不同——AIII试图反映这种多样性。
为支持AIII所设想的详细的技术层面讨论，该倡议将组建一个技术交流网络，由来自私营部门（如科技公司、人工智能开发者、权利人、个人创作者）、学术界和民间社会的技术专家组成。
进一步了解AIII技术交流网络
The work of the Technical Exchange Network will proceed through a series of members-only meetings to account for the need to provide a trusted, constructive environment.
The Secretariat acts as a convenor and facilitator of the Technical Exchange Network. We believe that it will be key to the success of AIII to allow the technical experts comprising the Technical Exchange Network to set the direction of their work, while also providing clear mechanisms for input by Member States.
- Prioritize identification of potential technical solutions to challenges and opportunities arising for the intellectual property system from the development and deployment of generative AI;
- Share and disseminate state-of-the-art approaches, methodologies and practices, including via the compilation of a repository of papers and other reports on technical elements of AI and IP infrastructure;
- Facilitate mutual learning and peer support among technical experts;
- Develop a common lexicon of relevant terminology to provide consistency across discussions;
- Foster cross-sectoral, inter-industry, and international cooperation on key technical challenges and opportunities at the intersection of AI and intellectual property.
In pursuing the strategic objectives, the TEN may cover a wide range of relevant topics, including for example:
- Identification and labeling of AI-generated works and other material;
- Authenticity and provenance of original content;
- The use of AI tools to assist in IP enforcement efforts;
- The use of AI tools to assist in creating new works.
An initial range of potential topics will be identified during a mapping exercise undertaken by the Network to identify both (1) existing infrastructure tools, systems and processes that have been or are being developed across the full spectrum of creative industries and (2) a detailed listing of the challenges and opportunities for creative industries raised by AI development and deployment, to identify those areas that may allow for non-policy-based, technical discussions.
Applications will be reviewed by the WIPO Secretariat, and selected participants will be informed by email.
More information about the operation of the Technical Exchange Network can be found in this Framework [PDF]. Please note that the working language of the Technical Exchange Network will be English.
AIII和技术交流网络的工作旨在造福包括成员国在内的所有利益攸关方。
技术交流网络会议的结果和状态将在为期一天的年度公开会议上分享，该会议将为成员国和其他利益攸关方提供空间，以获取信息并通过发言提出看法，其中可包括就技术交流网络的调查及讨论领域提交问题和建议。技术交流网络的产出将公开共享，使成员国在继续审议AIII框架外的政策问题时，能够直接受益于共享的全球技术专长。
此外，根据迄今收到的意向，将成立一个政府专家组，与技术交流网络并行工作。政府专家组将定期举行会议，就人工智能和知识产权基础设施问题交叉领域的国家倡议进行交流。感兴趣的成员国请直接联系知识产权和前沿技术司，以便进一步讨论。政府专家组的确切形式将与成员国协商确定。
版权基础设施是指为现代版权生态系统提供动力的系统、工具和流程。这些机制使数字内容能够在全球范围内流通，同时有助于确保创作者和权利人的身份得到正确识别，并在适当情况下得到补偿。基础设施还能帮助权利人保护其作品免遭未经授权的使用。
版权基础设施与数据中心或计算能力无关。相反，它涉及版权制度能够有效运行的一些往往不为人所见的要素，例如：
- 嵌入音乐文件中的标识符，支持在内容被流传输时分配版税。
- 帮助检测未经授权使用在线内容的技术。
版权基础设施通常由包括创意部门和技术提供商在内的一系列行为者开发和实施，在全球发挥着作用——为各管辖区版权制度的运行提供支持，并在数字和技术日益先进的环境中为版权制度的运作做出贡献。
简单的答案：不是。
版权基础设施是技术解决方案中为人熟知的成熟范例之一，这些技术解决方案有助于在数字时代塑造新的商业模式和实现创意产业的转型。
尽管当前许多关于人工智能和知识产权的争论都围绕着版权展开，并强调版权基础设施在人工智能时代演进的必要性，但人工智能提出的问题涉及整个知识产权制度和所有知识产权。
世界各地的许多利益攸关方都认为，当人工智能生成某种东西时，应该让人类知道。这不仅适用于创意作品，也适用于设计、品牌和创新。水印或标识符等技术将应用于各行各业。随着人工智能技术的发展，它们越来越多地作为工具用于创新过程。能够让创新者既跟踪人类贡献又跟踪人工智能贡献的技术解决方案，在未来的创新产业中将变得越来越重要。
因此，随着人工智能的演进，我们预计AIII将考虑的基础设施问题也将同步发展。
产权组织多年来一直在参与版权基础设施工作，包括在2021年至2023年期间举办了一系列全球网络研讨会，促进成员国和利益攸关方之间的信息共享。
产权组织知识产权与前沿技术对话会第十一届会议提出的见解使对人工智能相关基础设施的关注进一步成形，对话会强调，必须超越政策讨论，解决人工智能领域的业务和技术现实问题。
随着人工智能生成技术的不断发展，现有的基础设施——最初是为数字环境设计的，往往是为了适应特定部门的需要——正在不断遇到新的需求。许多人工智能系统的通用目的，以及它们在不同部门和司法管辖区得到使用，都凸显了能够在不同法律、技术和行业背景下有效运营的基础设施的重要性。
AIII为利益攸关方提供了一个中立的全球平台，供其交换意见，探讨实用的技术解决方案，为知识产权制度在不断发展的技术环境中继续发挥效力提供支持。
这是产权组织人工智能相关工作既相互区别但又相互关联的两个方面。产权组织知识产权和前沿技术对话会是讨论人工智能和知识产权交叉领域法律和政策问题的全球论坛。此外，版权及相关权常设委员会和专利常设委员会正在开展工作，并均以成员国制定的议程为指导。AIII的重点不是人工智能引起的政策辩论，而是为探讨人工智能背景下基础设施的技术和运作层面提供一个专门的空间。
产权组织对话会将继续研究人工智能、法律和政策之间的交叉问题，为不同利益攸关方参与前瞻性对话提供一个平台。相比之下，AIII旨在支持就基础设施如何在各部门和各管辖区发挥作用，以及如何应对产权组织成员国可能做出的不同政策选择进行实务性交流。AIII将汇集技术专家、创作者、权利人和人工智能开发者，共同应对现实世界的技术挑战，而不参与准则制定。
这些不同的工作流在产权组织的各项工作中相辅相成，为讨论政策问题（产权组织对话会、各常设委员会）和技术、业务问题（AIII）提供了专门渠道。
不会。AIII显然不是一个准则制定或法律政策论坛。它的作用是促进利益攸关方之间的交流、对话与合作，从而找出基础设施领域的痛点和潜在解决方案。
AIII探讨的议题将由技术交流网络确定，并以成员国和其他利益攸关方的意见为指导。
这些议题可能会随着时间的推移而不断变化，讨论内容可能包括：
- 实务与技术层面的考量，例如识别和管理人工智能生成内容、界定人类与人工智能对作品或创新成果贡献的方法；和
- 技术工具（如水印）在支持实施政策决定方面的潜在作用。
以上仅是一些示例。AIII将作为一个论坛，从技术和业务角度审查这些问题。
产权组织欢迎所有感兴趣的利益攸关方参与。
目前，了解最新信息的最佳方式是订阅《知识产权与前沿技术》通讯。