Title of Assignment: Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Senior Consultant
Name of unit/sector: Frontier Technologies and IP Division
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Place of Assignment: Home basedย
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Expected places of travel (if applicable): None foreseen
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Expected duration of assignment: January 31 to December 31, 2025 ย ย ย ย
1. Objective of the assignment
This assignment is for the Frontier Technologies and IP Division (FTIPD). ย WIPO is stepping up its work in the AI and IP area including putting in place a WIPO high-level AI and IP Expert panel that will work on identifying the main priority touch points between AI and IP and preparing a report setting out recommendations regarding the identified priority topics and creating a forum for technical, practical discussion to enable stakeholders to come together in a safe environment to exchange on and explore tools and technical solutions for operationalizing the new regulatory, licensing and labeling requirements emerging in the AI space.ย
In accordance with this, the assignment will consist of a number of parts. ย It will support WIPO by: ย
a) researching practical, operational solutions aimed to assist compliance with copyright and related provisions governing both the inputs used in AI models and the outputs they generate. ย This includes for example solutions that facilitate the licensing and the opting-out of protected content from Artificial Intelligence (AI) large language models and systems as well as the labeling of AI generated content, including technologies, repositories, standards, initiatives and other solutions. ย Focus of the research is the United Kingdom (UK), with a particular emphasis of the UK AI and copyright consultation that was published on December 17, 2024. ย Additional countries and scope can be agreed within the parties. ย
b) Developing a series of webinars in the area of AI standards and interoperability, researching contributors, speakers and topics, including a webinar schedule and drafting post webinar summaries of practical, useful information.
c) Preparing a program for WIPO Conversation 11, talking place on April 3 and 4, 2025, that will focus on copyright infrastructure in the context of AI globally and provide foundational knowledge sharing, awareness raising and discussion around such practical, operational solutions among WIPOโs diverse stakeholders.
d) Preparing a draft summary fact sheet based on the discussions during WIPO Conversation 11, including identifying potential areas for future work and information exchange.
e) Researching and identifying potential experts to join WIPOs AI and IP expert panel that reflect a truly global, diverse and gender balanced skill set and preparing terms of reference for the panel.
f) Developing a meeting schedule for WIPOโs AI and IP expert panel including researching and identifying focus topics, developing programs for sessions considering the focus topics, identifying contributors, speakers and fire starters, on boarding and instructing them.
g) Assisting with drafting sections of the expert report to be developed by WIPOโs AI and IP expert panel that reflect the discussions and opinions of the experts on the focus topics including potential recommendations.
h) Participate in virtual meetings with relevant WIPO officials to discuss the research and take guidance on the scope and format of the assignment and deliverables and perform related tasks as necessary.
2. Deliverables/services
Deliverable 1
a) Conduct research on relevant submissions to the UK AI and copyright consultation (commenced on 17 December 2024 and closing on 25 February 2025) and related developments, including its wider engagement activities, stakeholder views and sentiments with a particular focus on initiatives, standards, repositories, technologies and other solutions to operationalize use of (such as the licensing to and opt-out of) protected content by AI language models, products and services, as well as the labeling of AI generated content.
b) Compile names and contact details of key players driving relevant initiatives, standards, repositories, technologies and other solutions identified in the research.
c) Produce a report for WIPOโs internal use, to be delivered as follows:
i. Draft report to be submitted by February 28, 2025
ii. Final report to be submitted by March 31, 2025
iii. Format of the report will be agreed between the parties by email
Deliverable 2
Develop a series of webinars in the area of AI ย and copyright infrastructure, researching contributors, speakers and topics, including a webinar schedule and draft post webinar summaries of practical, useful information as follows:
i. draft webinar topics and schedules including speakers by April 30, 2025;
ii. arrange at least 4 webinars to be held in the period from May to September 2025; and
iii. produce post webinar summaries within 30 days of each webinar to be held, the last by October 31, 2025ย
Deliverable 3
Prepare a program for WIPO Conversation 11 that will focus on copyright infrastructure in the context of AI globally and providing foundational knowledge sharing, awareness raising and discussion around such practical, operational solutions among WIPOโs diverse stakeholders, to be delivered as follows:
i. draft program by February 14, 2025; ย andย
ii. final program by February 28, 2024.
Deliverable 4
i. Prepare a draft summary fact sheet summarizing the discussions during WIPO Conversation 11 including identifying potential areas for future work and information exchange by May 16, 2025
Deliverable 5ย
Research and identify potential experts to join WIPOs AI and IP expert panel that reflect a truly global, diverse and gender balanced skill set and prepare a list of around 30 names to be delivered by February 14, 2025.
Deliverable 6
Develop a meeting schedule for WIPOโs AI and IP expert panel including researching and identifying focus topics, developing programs for sessions, consider the focus topics, identify contributors, speakers and fire starters, to be delivered by February 28, 2025.
Deliverable 7
Draft sections of the expert report to be developed by WIPOโs AI and IP expert panel that reflect the discussions and opinions of the experts on the focus topics including potential recommendations to be delivered in four parts by June 30, August 31, October 31 and November 30, 2025.ย
3. Reporting
The incumbent reports to the Director, IPFT; in relation to deliverables 1, 2, 3 and 4 in cooperation with the Director, Copyright Management Division.
4. Profile
Education
Essential:
Degree in law with advanced qualification in IP law.
Experience
Essential:
At least 15 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of relevant experience at the intersection between law, intellectual property law and new technologies and at least 5 years of experience working on AI and IP law. ย Experience doing research and producing high quality reports and other documents.
Desirable:
At least 15 years of experience regarding UK law. ย Experience working on AI and IP law policy at a member state level.ย
Languages
Essential: Excellent spoken and written knowledge of English.
Specific skills and competencies
Essential:
Excellent knowledge of AI and IP law, policy and regulation
Excellent research skills
Excellent English writing skills
Good network within relevant UK institutions and stakeholders
5. Duration of contact and payment
The contract will start on January 31, 2025, and will end on December 31, 2025. ย
The consultant will be paid a fixed remuneration of CHF60,000 for the agreed deliverables in the installments. The consultant may be paid an extra CHF15,000 for other work to be agreed as the need for further deliverables during the course of 2025.