New copyright legislation will be the first government implementation of policy for the fourth industrial revolution in SA.
One of the drivers of the fourth industrial revolution is AI that uncovers previously unseen patterns and develops algorithms so that computers can perform tasks they were previously incapable of doing. Many recent developments in AI are based on machine learning, which requires vast data sets to identify patterns and develop algorithms. Inputs for machine learning include not just traditional data but huge training sets of video, audio recording, text, even software, each subject to copyright.
In the US, where AI breakthroughs were first achieved, existing copyright flexibilities permitted innovators to develop new analytical techniques. Copyright flexibility has proven a decisive advantage to innovation in the US in previous technological revolutions. By one estimate, industries relying on fair use accounted for 16% of the US economy, generating $5.6-trillion a year.
But as Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, deputy chair of presidential commission on the fourth industrial revolution, points out, “in the fourth industrial revolution era, some jobs will disappear, some will change and new types of jobs will be created”. Similarly, some business models will no longer be viable, some will change and some new business models will emerge.
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