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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
US patent office says generative AI is equivalent to other tools in inventors' belts

The USPTO's latest guidelines reaffirm that "AI cannot be named as an inventor on a patent application."

Engadget
David ColarussoFeb 14, 2024

TL;DR: The USPTO has clarified that AI models cannot be listed as inventors on patents. Only humans who substantially contribute to the invention can be named as inventors. This decision aligns with existing statutes, court decisions, and the Executive Order on AI by President Biden.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/us-says-ai-models-cant-hold-patents/

#AI #patents #inventorship #USPTO

USPTO says AI models can’t hold patents

Inventors must be human, but there's still a condition where AI can officially help.

Ars Technica
Matthew RimmerDec 20, 2023
Improving equity in patent inventorship
Expanding who gets credit for invention may boost participation in innovation
COLLEEN V. CHIEN AND LISA LARRIMORE OUELLETTE
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adj2911 #patent #gender #equality #inventors #inventorship
Show threadCrysophylaxJan 4, 2023
@resigned_effulgence #neurodivergent literary theory seems like a thing that should exist, but I did a cursory google search and couldn't find anything about it being a 'thing' like marxist or feminist theory. So if it's not a thing yet, I declare... #inventorship of it. I also claim inventorship of the word 'inventorship,' if it's not a thing.