Two recent patent applications seek protection for inventions
that were created autonomously by artificial intelligence without a
human inventor. The applicants want the AI to be deemed the
inventor and the AI's owners to receive the patent
rights.
Emily Tait and Carl Kukkonen discuss how the United States Patent
and Trademark Office is exploring the relationship between AI and
patent law.
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