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Patents: US guidelines concerning the role of humans and AI in the inventive process

The US Patent Office has issued guidelines that exclude AI as an inventor, emphasising the central role of human ingenuity in the inventive process. AI-assisted inventions can be patentable if there is a significant human contribution. This balances technological innovation with the protection of human inventiveness.

Article published in Agenda Digitale on Aprile 4, 2024

Alessia Ferraro
Barbara Sartori