US patent office confirms AI can’t hold patents::The US Patent and Trademark Office maintains that only natural humans can get patents, but people do have to disclose if they used AI for the invention.
I don’t think this is going to (or should) stop people applying for AI invented parents.
However… I do think that the cost of applying for a patent should be a lot more to avoid spamming.
It’s like the guy who wanted to use a computer to compose all possible combinations of notes in music with the purpose of copyrighting all music.
I’m like… didn’t you also just break the copyright for all existing music?
Anyway, I don’t mind people using computers or AI, but patent trolling and spamming shouldn’t be financially feasible. Make the product first or fuck off.
I don’t think this is going to (or should) stop people applying for AI invented parents.
However… I do think that the cost of applying for a patent should be a lot more to avoid spamming.
It’s like the guy who wanted to use a computer to compose all possible combinations of notes in music with the purpose of copyrighting all music. I’m like… didn’t you also just break the copyright for all existing music?
Anyway, I don’t mind people using computers or AI, but patent trolling and spamming shouldn’t be financially feasible. Make the product first or fuck off.
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Short story. Every piece of music… Melancholy Elephants by Spider Robinson. 1983 Hugo Award winner.