AI should not be considered an inventor — Google

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Google wants the US Patent and Trademark Office to amend its definition of “inventor” to remove AI.

In a new filing submitted to the US Patent and Trademark Office , Google argues that artificial intelligence technology should not be considered an “inventor” in US patent law, AxiosThis comes after the USPTO requested comment on AI technologies, asking people how AI is used to create inventions and whether it should qualify for treatment as a joint inventor.

The immense popularity of generative AI technologies has led to various legal concerns over ownership, authorship, copyright, and other aspects. “As our comments say, we believe AI should not be labelled as an inventor under the US Patent Law, and believe people should hold patents on innovations brought about with the help of AI,” Axios quoted Google senior patent counsel Laura Sheridan as saying.

The tech giant emphasised that humans are properly named inventors, while AI is merely a tool leveraged in the invention process.called “Dabus” in July 2021.

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