Bill > SF2199

This bill establishes rules for who owns the creations and the artificial intelligence (AI) systems themselves. It defines key terms like "artificial intelligence" (a system that learns from data to generate new content), "input" (what a user provides to guide the AI), "output" (the new content the AI creates), "train" (the process of teaching an AI by exposing it to data), and "user" (someone who uses AI to generate output, but not someone just providing data for training). Generally, the bill states that a user who provides input to an AI will own the output generated from that input, as long as it doesn't violate existing copyrights or intellectual property rights. Similarly, a person who trains an AI will own the resulting AI system if they acquired and used the training data legally and haven't contractually given away ownership. However, if someone uses AI as part of their job, their employer will own the output or the trained AI, provided the use was within the scope of employment, directed by the employer, and met the same legal and copyright requirements. Crucially, the bill clarifies that no ownership rights will be granted if doing so would infringe on pre-existing copyrights or other intellectual property.

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF2199