AI, The Inventor?

 

Is DABUS an Inventor?

 

Well, the UK, US & EPO don’t think so, whereas, South Africa has another opinion. In my Blogs, I always TRY, NOT to discuss or write repetitive cases or laws or case precedences, rather, produce novel arguments, precise notions or prototypes aka blue prints, for certain practices or system that can be changed for good. And what’s the harm adding probable contentions amongst several other already existing!

 

So, who’s an Inventor? A Natural Person. And who’s a Person? A Human Being! And who’s a Human Being? A descendant of Homo Sapiens!

 

Whereas, an Applicant may Differ. It could be a Person (Individual). A Company (separate entity). An Assignee. A Licensee. An Inheritor via Succession.

 

Alas, DABUS is none of these. Neither an Inventor, Nor under contract has conscious mind to become a Company/Assignee/Licensee etc.. Until DABUS alike evolve with consciousness (which I truly support, expect, hope & pray for that to happen & would happen, as if we can build vaccines in One year, so we can build a Conscious/General AI, eventually).

 

But what about invention originated by AI/Robot?

 

I suggest, till a conscious AI is built, similar to a Person, until then, why not we consider such AI as an Applicant with Inventors Names’ behind it. Can an autonomous car/self-driving car obtain a driving license as a Natural Person?

 

And for AI sake, we must not drag this AI / ROBOT part into Binary/Non-Binary conversation. As until being conscious, they’re mere: Person aka Human Being invented machines. And till AI/ROBOTS become conscious, they can’t hold any IP rights in their name; of course, until & unless, the term Person only is Not defined in any laws, anywhere.😇

© Pranav Chaturvedi