IP protection enhanced to promote tech innovation

China's top intellectual property regulator is rapidly ramping up efforts to safeguard and support enterprises in the fast-evolving world of artificial intelligence, in order to give Chinese companies a competitive edge, according to a senior official.

"AI is a key driver of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. Its development has been nothing short of explosive," said Shen Changyu, head of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, in an exclusive interview with China Daily ahead of World Intellectual Property Day, which falls on Saturday.

How to deal with AI in accordance with the law and in terms of IP rights, ownership and responsibility has become a pressing issue for the country.