AIF Insights No. 4 (2025) | AI and Law: A Global to Local Look at Regulating the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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27 February 2025
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PONG Pich is a Research Fellow at AI Forum (Master in Public Law) | ING Chandavya is a Research Fellow at AI Forum (LLM in Intellectual Property and Competition Law) | TANN Thangvansounary is a Research Associate at AI Forum (Bachelor’s in International Law)
Artificial Intelligence is the driving force of innovation and technological advancement, greatly contributing to economic growth. With the rise of this transformative technology, there are some challenges regarding developing legal frameworks and policies, particularly in the area of AI-related intellectual property issues. Therefore, the legal implications concerning Intellectual Property and AI at the national (Cambodia), regional (ASEAN), and global level will be discussed in this article without intending to analyze the law in detail but rather to give a comprehensive overview of the present situation and how it may be applied to this new field.
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