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.

  • @anlumo
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    911 months ago

    It’s already pointless to file a patent as an individual, except for brownie points for investors. You have to be able to defend it in court.

    • @FireTower
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      911 months ago

      There’s IP lawyers that do contingency work on patent enforcement for this reason.