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Intellectual property isn’t what it once was—AI adoption by businesses is making sure of that

The Apple-OpenAI case highlights AI's profound impact on intellectual property, shifting focus from confidential files to employees' invaluable collective knowledge. AI's use generates "intelligence exhaust," posing new challenges to traditional IP laws. The text emphasizes how current legal frameworks struggle to govern human-AI co-created knowledge and manage intangible insights. It advocates for new IP protections for corporate intelligence, including enforceable trust limits for enterprise AI and updated internal security protocols. The defining IP battle will be over owning and learning from this crucial institutional intelligence in the AI age.

LiveMint · Mint Editorial Board · Jul 16, 2026 at 2:01 AM

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