UK Supreme Court Denies Patent Rights for AI as Inventors 🤖

UK's Highest Court , Rules Against Registering , AI Systems As Patent 'Inventors'.<br />On December 20, Britain's Supreme Court <br />ruled that an artificial intelligence system <br />cannot be registered as the inventor of a patent. .<br />Fox News reports that the decision essentially <br />denies machines equal status as humans. .<br />According to the U.K.'s highest court, "an inventor must be a person" in order to <br />apply for a patent under the current laws.<br />The decision ends American technologist Stephen Thaler's <br />grueling legal battle in the U.K. to get his AI <br />registered as the inventor of two patents.<br />The decision ends American technologist Stephen Thaler's <br />grueling legal battle in the U.K. to get his AI <br />registered as the inventor of two patents.<br />His AI system, named DABUS, created a food and drink container and a light beacon. Thaler believes that he is entitled to rights over the AI's inventions. .<br />Fox News reports that similar applications by <br />Thaler have also been rejected by tribunals in <br />the United States and the European Union.<br />According to the U.K. Supreme Court, DABUS is , "not a person, let alone a natural <br />person and it did not devise <br />any relevant invention.".<br />According to legal experts, the case highlights <br />U.K. law's inability to keep up with technology. .<br />As AI systems continue to advance in <br />sophistication and capability, there is <br />no denying their ability to generate <br />new and non-obvious products and <br />processes with minimal, or perhaps <br />even without any, ongoing human input. , Nick White, partner at law firm <br />Charles Russell Speechlys, via Fox News.<br />Change may be on the horizon, <br />but it will most likely come from the <br />policymakers, rather than the judges. , Nick White, partner at law firm <br />Charles Russell Speechlys, via Fox News