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African Experts Warn of Urgent Need for AI Laws to Safeguard Cultural and Intellectual Property

University of Johannesburg leaders highlight risks of AI-driven cultural misappropriation and call for continent-wide legal frameworks

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Letlhokwa Mpedi and Thebe Ikalafeng emphasize Africa's vulnerability to AI-enabled cultural extraction due to lack of protective laws. They advocate for AI-specific intellectual property rights and collective regulatory action under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement to preserve indigenous knowledge and crea…
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African Experts Warn of Urgent Need for AI Laws to Safeguard Cultural and Intellectual Property Letlhokwa Mpedi and Thebe Ikalafeng emphasize Africa's vulnerability to AI-enabled cultural extraction due to lack of protective laws. They advocate for AI-specific intellectual property rights and collective regulatory... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/african-experts-warn-of-urgent-need-for-ai-laws-to-safeguard-cultural-and-intellectual-property

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