Can AI legally be an inventor?
I guess we will soon find out. There is a case pending in the Federal Circuit court (it's on appeal currently) that will decide whether AI can legally be considered an inventor. The US patent office has twice said no.
Thaler v. Vidal: Will Patentability be Negated by the Manner of Invention?
by Dennis Crouch Oral arguments in the AI-inventorship case of Thaler v. Vidal are set for June 6, 2022. Prof. …
From Dennis Crouch's analysis: "Both sides in this case have good arguments, but we should probably be troubled if the result is that “two otherwise patentable inventions cannot receive patent protection” despite the statutory statement that “[p]atentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.” 35 U.S.C. 103."
What do you all think? Should AI be allowed to be inventors and obtaining patents? The owner of the patent would still be a human (or business... at least in this case).
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Where is Earl when we need him? 😉
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If a human inventor uses his calculator or even goes old style and uses his slide rule he can get a patent. If he uses another tool like AI what would be the difference? If he owns the computer and enters the information or parameters of the invention he is seeking, then to me it is just another tool and a patent should be issued to the human. Just my 2 cents. Bob
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I'd have to agree with @BobJudy on this one! Oh and I cleaned up your double tap...
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If the robot I invented saved the world, would I get the credit or the robot??
To me, this question is really a no brainer! I would get the credit.
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Who is Al? Don
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Ruger4me: 30472905249563/comments/30472881825051
I'd have to agree with @BobJudy on this one! Oh and I cleaned up your double tap...
Thanks for cleaning it up. I was worried it was my computer disagreeing with my viewpoint and showing me who was the boss.😁 Bob
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dcon12: 30472905249563/comments/30472921890587
Who is Al? Don
If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty, when you call me
You can call me Al
😁
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dcon12: 30472905249563/comments/30472921890587
Who is Al? Don
AI = Artificial Intelligence.
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dcon12: 30472905249563/comments/30472921890587
Who is Al? Don
I like AI sauce. 😚
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Al Bundy???
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Well the lawyers won’t like that, and I guess you could make the case that at some point all civil law could be replaced by A.I.
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