AI cannot be recognised as an inventor, US rules
An artificial intelligence system has been refused the right to two patents in the US, after a ruling only "natural persons" could be inventors.
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An artificial intelligence system has been refused the right to two patents in the US, after a ruling only "natural persons" could be inventors.
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