The #USPTO updated #guidelines reaffirm that generative #AI cannot be named as an #inventor on a #patentapplication. The guidelines clarify that AI is a tool used by #humaninventors and that traditional joint #inventorship principles apply when multiple people are involved in creating an #invention with #AIassistance. https://www.engadget.com/ai/us-patent-office-says-generative-ai-is-equivalent-to-other-tools-in-inventors-belts-211700837.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news