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As IoT becomes more ingrained in our day-to-day lives , the ethical , legal and social issues surrounding this technology are set to become more important than ever . From ownership of data to algorithm bias , businesses need to be cautious of the dilemmas surrounding IoT . To tackle this , CIOs must educate themselves and their teams . They should also consider forming ethics councils or having key algorithms and AI systems reviewed by external consultants . Mark Blunden , partner and Head of the Commercial & Technology group at Boyes Turner also highlights how “ legal assumptions around intellectual property rights begin to break down once the IoT becomes sufficiently independent of any human input .” “ It is not clear , for example , whether copyright can subsist in AI generated works ” he adds . APRIL 2019