AI will not be recognized as Inventor: US court
South Africa and Australia have recognized the patents invented by AI. In those two countries, AI researcher Stephen Thaler has been able to patent the invention in the name of his own AI system. He also filed a lawsuit in a US court seeking the recognition of AI as an inventor.
However, a US federal court has ruled that no 'artificial intelligence machine' or AI can be owned for the invention.
At the same time, the US Department of Justice considers the established law to be sufficient for not recognizing the AI system as an inventor.
"Maybe there will come a time when AI systems will reach a level that is acceptable to everyone as the definition of an inventor," said Leoni Brinkema, a U.S. court judge. But that time has not come yet. And if that time comes, then Congress will decide whether they want to extend the scope of patent law at all."
In April 2020, the US Office of Patents and Trademarks (USPTO) ruled that only humans could be recognized as the patent inventor.
According to Bloomberg, the US court has given the same opinion after analyzing the details of the law.
A team called 'The Artificial Inventor Project' is trying to recognize AI as a global inventor. A member of the team, Thaler's 'DABUS' AI system has developed a new type of flash light and food container, according to The Verge.
