Does an inventor need to be human? Vadim Cherkasov and Jeffrey Safran discuss a recent decision in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit involving artificial intelligence (AI) and ideas conceived by AI can be patent protected. For Bloomberg Insights, Cherkasov and Saffran talk about how this case and the USPTO’s request for comment on the topic will influence how patent laws adapt to the evolving world of AI. The authors also discuss how copyright issues are being decided as AI systems like ChatGBT are generating artwork and software, and wonder if future AI development will be stagnated by the inability of the law and government regulation to keep up.
3.24.2023