AI cannot patent its own work, US Copyright Office rules

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AI cannot be the inventor of a patent, US Copyright Office rules
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AI cannot be the inventor of a patent, US Copyright Office rules

Copyright law only protects 'the fruits of intellectual labour' that 'are founded in the creative powers of the human mind' it says

The US Copyright Office (USCO) has rejected an application to grant a copyright for an artwork created by an algorithm. The patent application was filed in 2018 by Imagination Engines Inc. found...

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