Intellectual Property Law and Robotics

What we may be witnessing in the not so distant future is not only the continued progress of robotic technology which will increase AI capabilities, but also an evolution of copyright and patent regimes that will put at the centre of the debate the creation of "works" or the development of "inventions", possibly diminishing the roles of "authors" and "inventors". Are we moving from the "law of authors and inventors" to the "law of copyrightable works and patentable inventions"? The robotics and AI industry may be the innovative sectors that will provide an answer to these questions.