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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TECHNOLOGY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3013)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
ownership
of
artificial
intelligence
1
output
and
trained
artificial
intelligence.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
554J.1
Definitions.
1
For
purposes
of
this
chapter:
2
1.
“Artificial
intelligence”
means
a
machine-based
system
3
that,
for
any
explicit
or
implicit
objective,
infers
from
the
4
input
the
system
receives
to
generate
output
that
can
influence
5
physical
or
virtual
environments.
6
2.
“Input”
means
data,
directives,
or
instructions
that
a
7
user
provides
to
guide
the
creation
of
new
output.
8
3.
“Output”
means
new
content
that
an
artificial
9
intelligence
generates
based
on
a
user’s
input
in
relation
to
10
the
data
used
to
train
the
artificial
intelligence.
“Output”
11
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
audio-visual
media,
images,
12
predictions,
recommendations,
and
text.
13
4.
“Train”
means
to
expose
an
artificial
intelligence
to
14
data
for
the
purpose
of
making
the
artificial
intelligence
15
recognize
patterns,
relationships,
and
structures
between
data
16
so
the
artificial
intelligence
can
employ
knowledge
of
those
17
patterns,
relationships,
and
structures
to
create
new
output.
18
5.
“User”
means
a
person
that
uses
artificial
intelligence
19
for
the
purpose
of
generating
output.
“User”
does
not
include
20
a
person
giving
data
to
an
artificial
intelligence
for
the
21
purpose
of
training
the
artificial
intelligence.
22
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
554J.2
Ownership
of
output
——
23
ownership
of
trained
artificial
intelligence.
24
1.
Subject
to
subsection
3,
a
user
who
provides
input
to
an
25
artificial
intelligence
shall
be
the
owner
of
the
output
the
26
artificial
intelligence
generates
that
was
based
on
the
user’s
27
input,
provided
that
the
output
does
not
infringe
on
a
third
28
party’s
existing
copyrights
or
intellectual
property
rights.
29
2.
Subject
to
subsection
3,
a
person
that
trains
an
30
artificial
intelligence
shall
be
the
owner
of
artificial
31
intelligence
that
results
from
the
training
if
all
of
the
32
following
apply:
33
a.
The
training
data
was
lawfully
acquired
and
used
for
34
training
purposes.
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b.
The
person
has
not
transferred
ownership
rights
of
the
1
resulting
artificial
intelligence
to
another
person
through
a
2
contract
or
agreement.
3
3.
If
a
person
uses
artificial
intelligence
as
a
part
of
4
the
person’s
employment
duties,
the
resulting
output
or
trained
5
artificial
intelligence
shall
be
the
property
of
the
person’s
6
employer
if
all
of
the
following
apply:
7
a.
The
person’s
use
of
artificial
intelligence
is
within
the
8
scope
of
the
person’s
employment.
9
b.
The
person’s
use
of
the
artificial
intelligence
was
10
conducted
under
the
direction
and
control
of
the
employer.
11
c.
If
applicable,
the
output
does
not
infringe
on
a
third
12
party’s
existing
copyrights
or
intellectual
property
rights.
13
d.
If
applicable,
the
training
data
was
lawfully
acquired
14
and
used
for
training
purposes.
15
4.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
grant
ownership
16
of
property
if
such
a
grant
of
ownership
would
infringe
on
a
17
preexisting
copyright
or
other
intellectual
property
right.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
the
ownership
of
artificial
22
intelligence
output
and
trained
artificial
intelligence.
23
The
bill
defines
“artificial
intelligence”,
“input”,
24
“output”,
“train”,
and
“user”.
25
The
bill
makes
a
user
who
provides
input
to
an
artificial
26
intelligence
(AI)
the
owner
of
the
output
generated
by
the
AI
27
that
was
based
on
the
user’s
input,
provided
that
the
output
28
does
not
infringe
on
a
third
party’s
existing
copyrights
or
29
intellectual
property
rights.
30
The
bill
makes
a
person
that
trains
an
AI
the
owner
of
31
AI
that
results
from
the
training
if
the
training
data
was
32
lawfully
acquired
and
used
for
training
purposes
and
the
person
33
has
not
transferred
ownership
rights
of
the
resulting
AI
34
through
a
contract
or
agreement.
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If
a
person
uses
AI
as
a
part
of
the
person’s
employment
1
duties,
the
bill
makes
the
resulting
output
or
trained
AI
2
the
property
of
the
person’s
employer
if
certain
conditions
3
detailed
in
the
bill
are
met.
4
The
bill
shall
not
be
construed
to
grant
ownership
of
5
property
if
such
a
grant
of
ownership
would
infringe
on
a
6
preexisting
copyright
or
other
intellectual
property
right.
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