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		hk__2 on Feb 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Only real people can patent inventions – not AI, U... > If someone challenged your patent, they can try to prove that you used an AI. That not enough, they also have to prove that the AI did most of the work. From the article: > On Tuesday, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) said that to obtain a patent, a real person must have made a “significant contribution” to the invention This seems logical; it would be foolish (and impossible!) to completely forbid people to use AI.

lallysingh on Feb 15, 2024 [–]

I think that 'proof' would be making a prompt showing the AI's output, with it having done most of the "innovation."

hk__2 on Feb 16, 2024 | [–]

One could argue that writing the right prompt is part of the innovation.

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