US judge rejects bid for patent by AI ‘inventor’


A US court has denied an application for devices invented by a machine to be patented, ruling that such a privilege is reserved for people. – EPA pic, September 4, 2021.


A US judge has ruled that artificial intelligence can’t get a patent for its creations, ruling that such a privilege is reserved for people.

District court judge Leonie Brinkema backed a decision by the US patent office to turn away applications made on behalf of a “creativity machine” named Dabus.


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