US federal court upholds ruling that AIs cannot patent inventions
Dr Stephen Thaler’s battle to give AIs the right to patent inventions continues to stumble.
Thaler, the founder of Imagination Engines, created a device called DABUS that consists of neural networks. DABUS was used to invent an emergency warning light, a food container that improves grip and heat transfer, and more.
In August 2021, a federal court in Australia ruled that AI systems can be credited as inventors under patent law. Ryan Abbott, a professor at the...