Last week has been out of this world. I embarked on my journey at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Graduate Diploma in AI for business programme, and started a year-long training in artificial intelligence. Surrounded by an amazing and diverse cohort and led by incredible and renowned faculty staff, learning about the most advanced technologies in a historic place is mind-blowing and inspirational.
Many thanks to Felipe Thomaz, Marc J Ventresca, Andrew Stephen, Joanna Francis, Joe Parton, Samira Barzin سمیرا برزین , PhD, Daniel Armanios (he/him/il/他), FASME, Kejia Hu for making this happen.
Since my early schooling days, I have always preferred science over humanities and admired figures such as Tesla, Feynmann, Penrose, Hawking, and others. Still, I ended up studying law because, at that moment, I believed it would ultimately provide me with more options than, for instance, maths would. At that point, I had no idea why; it was just a hunch. From today’s perspective, it turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Starting with corporate law and progressing through intellectual property rights, I began engaging increasingly with natural and computer science projects, integrating science and practice.
However, my journey with AI started quite spontaneously during a creative crisis while working on my PhD topic (not related to AI, at least not directly). The Max Planck Institute for Competition and Innovation is a fantastic place – Meka for a researcher. Thus, one day, in lack of inspiration while desperately searching through the depths of MPI’s databases, I stumbled upon a paper concerning artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights, and I had an immediate Theoden moment: “So it begins.”
So, why this ‘blog’? I plan to share some of my thoughts on specific news from the AI world and explore connections with science and business. Let’s see where this journey takes us.
I want to make a small contribution in these times of inflation of rubbish data, deepfakes, copy-cats, et cetera, where many have become an overnight AI expert with 10+ years of experience in the field. I won’t apologize for occasionally challenging the blog with more extended reflections. Feel free to block, ignore, or engage in discussion if you disagree. I’ll respect your choice. If you find value – like, comment, share, or consider. I hope to offer a modest contribution to the world of AI. However, I kindly request that you refrain from copying my content. As Feynman said: “These people who copy things never have the courage to make up something really different. If you find something that is really different, it’s got to have something different.”
And yes, this text was AI-augmented (not generated!). I’ll definitely discuss the difference between using LLMs as tools and using them as copy-paste machines. Undoubtedly, it is a significant topic for the world of IPR and AI.
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