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		nightski on Feb 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Only real people can patent inventions – not AI, U... Regulating source of inspiration is going to be extraordinarily difficult.

yusml on Feb 14, 2024 [–]

True. It may sound dystopian but maybe with BCIs, in the future, we could scan human brains to to check if they used an LLM in the past before they can apply for a patent.

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