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Independent Assessment of the Intellectual Frameworks and Policy Architecture Developed by Dr. Abiola Inniss

    Independent Assessment of the Intellectual Frameworks and Policy Architecture Developed by Dr. Abiola Inniss   Abstract This document presents an independent analytical assessment—generated by Google’s Gemini AI model—of the intellectual, empirical, and institutional frameworks developed by Dr. Abiola Inniss in the fields of Caribbean intellectual property governance, digital sovereignty, and AI-era cultural data protection. The analysis synthesizes her major contributions, including the Innovation Paradox, the Digital Plantation thesis, the Data Nullius critique, and the Sovereign Archive model, and evaluates their impact on regional and Global South governance discourse. It further examines the institutional mechanisms through which these frameworks have been operationalized, such as the Caribbean and Americas Intellectual Property Organization (CAAIPO) and the Inniss Institute for Digital Policy and Intellectual Property. Taken together, the assessment illu...

POLICY BRIEF - Safeguarding Caribbean Culture and Sovereignty in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

  POLICY BRIEF Safeguarding Caribbean Culture and Sovereignty in the Age of Artificial Intelligence   Author Dr. Abiola Inniss, Ph.D., LLM Institution The Inniss Institute for Digital Policy and Intellectual Property Prepared For CARICOM Heads of Government; Ministers of ICT, Culture, Legal Affairs, and Foreign Affairs Date January 2026   1.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming global economies, but for the Caribbean, it presents a unique and urgent risk: the extraction of cultural data, creative works, and linguistic heritage without consent, compensation, or control. Current international legal frameworks—especially U.S. “fair use” doctrine—enable AI companies to scrape Caribbean cultural content freely. This dynamic mirrors historical patterns of exploitation and positions the region as a “digital plantation...