This recent TechRadar article explores the evolution of AI technologies that could conceivably outperform humans in creative disciplines previously perceived as uniquely human. How should the law deal with liability for infringement of third party materials used in the creation of independent AI-generated outputs? Read more about the topics of discussion this article has raised, how intellectual property law might be affected by AI technologies and AI-generated output, and the benefits and uncertainties facing the field, in our Cookie Jar article here. Thanks to developments in AI, the days of the human creative may be numbered...

Artificial intelligence has become a general-purpose technology. Not confined to futuristic applications such as self-driving vehicles, it powers the apps we use daily, from navigation with Google Maps to check deposits from our mobile banking app. It even manages the spam filters in our inbox. These are all-powerful, albeit functional roles. What's perhaps more exciting is AI's growing potential in sourcing and producing new creations and ideas, from writing news articles to discovering new drugs -- in some cases, far quicker than teams of human scientists.