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24 Duke L. & Tech. Rev. 1 (2024)

handle is hein.journals/dltr24 and id is 1 raw text is: CAN CHATGPT KEEP A SECRET? AN EVALUATION OF THE APPLICABILITY AND SUITABILITY OF TRADE SECRECY PROTECTION FOR AI-GENERATED INVENTIONS GINA L. CAMPANELLI t ABSTRACT The rising popularity of generative artificial intelligence has sparked questions around whether AI-generated inventions and works can be protected under current intellectual property regimes, and if so, how. Guidance from the US. Copyright Office and recent court cases shed some light on the applicability of copyright and patent protection to AI-generated products; namely authors and inventors are limited to natural persons. But further developments in copyright and patent law are still lagging behind generative-AI's rapid growth. Trade secrecy emerges as the most viable path forward to protect AI-generated works and inventions because ownership of trade secrets is not limited to natural persons. But trade secrecy has its drawbacks too, primarily inadequate protection outside of misappropriation. Further, trade secrecy precludes disclosure, which hinders greater scientific development and progress. This Note examines the suitability and applicability of copyright, patent, and trade secret protection for AI-generated outputs and proposes alternative protection schemes. INTRODUCTION In 2011, a wildlife photographer named Daniel Slater left his camera unattended while photographing a troop of monkeys on a reserve in Indonesia.' Naruto, a curious, seven-year-old crested macaque, investigated and peered into the lens.2 He then grinned and pressed the shutter button, capturing an iconic image that the world has dubbed the t Duke University School of Law, J.D. expected May, 2024; A.L.M. in Biology, Harvard University, May 2022; B.A. in Art History, Dartmouth, May, 2018. Thank you to Professor Arti Rai for her advice and guidance in the development and writing of this Note. 1 Naruto v. Slater, 888 F.3d 418, 420 (9thCir. 2018). 2 Id.

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