Source: Observer Research Foundation

Artificial intelligence is transforming production, access, and use of knowledge and creative works as models increasingly rely on large volumes of copyrighted books, images, music, software, and other data for training, raising questions about the origin of AI-generated content and its relationship to existing copyrighted material. The event scheduled for 06 August 2026 at 03:00 PM in ORF Kolkata centers on how India should balance the need for access to copyrighted data to train AI models with the interests of creators, and how creative professionals should handle ethical challenges when using generative AI tools trained on copyrighted works. The program frames the legal and ethical inquiry around what “originality” will mean as AI reshapes human expression.

Bringing together experts from business, academia, think tanks, and the legal community, the session lists speakers including Anisha Singh Motwani (Founder and CEO, QED), Anirban Mazumder (Professor, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences), Shreshth Singh Tomar (Founding Member, Jurisphere), and Basu Chandola (Associate Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India). The event identifies Debajyoti Chakravarty as Presenter and Anirban Sarma as Moderator, and states its objective to unpack the present and future of AI, creativity, and innovation specifically in India, inviting cross-sectoral perspectives on policy and ethical direction.