LEGAL AND SOCIAL REFLECTIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF COPYRIGHT LAW IN BRAZIL

Abstract

The advancement of AI has profoundly impacted various sectors of society, including artistic, scientific, and cultural creation, posing unprecedented challenges to copyright law. In the Brazilian context, Law nº. 9.610/1998, which regulates copyright, was drafted in a historical moment prior to the advent of generative AI technologies. Therefore, it assumes that all intellectual work is the product of human creation, creating a normative vacuum in the face of automated production. Current legislation does not recognize legal personality or creative capacity for machines, meaning that, formally, AI cannot be considered the author of a work. This gap has generated intense legal and academic debates about the need to update the legal system. Given this reality, this study aimed to analyze the legal and social repercussions of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the scope of copyright in Brazil. It was based on a literature review, drawing on scientific articles, books, periodicals, and current legislation on the subject. Data collection was carried out using databases such as SciELO, Google Scholar, among others, for the period from 2020 to 2026. The results clearly showed that the contemporary scenario demands legislative updates, doctrinal maturation, and the construction of regulatory parameters that ensure legal certainty, protection of human creativity, and encouragement of innovation. The challenge lies in harmonizing the interests of authors, technology companies, and society, while preserving the constitutional foundations of cultural protection and intellectual production in an increasingly complex digital environment.