Supreme Court Denies AI-Generated Patent Rights

The US Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit seeking patents for AI-created inventions. The court ruled that patents could only be issued to humans and that the AI could not legally be considered the creator of these inventions. The decision has been criticized by some academics who say it "jeopardizes billions (of dollars) in current and future investments, threatens US competitiveness and reaches a result at odds with the plain language of the Patent Act." This comes after the founder of Imagination Engines Inc filed a suit with the US Copyright Office over its refusal to grant copyright protection to an artwork created by AI.