The economy at the push of a button: the end of patents and copyrights?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is perceived by many as a two-edged sword: on the one hand, it opens up huge possibilities in the form of new, useful tools. On the other hand, however, it heralds a structural change with corresponding economic and social changes. This time, an area that has been "smoothly" avoided by previous technological revolutions: our intellectual achievements. These have a difficult state of affairs – economically speaking – …