The US government has issued guidelines on how patent protections will apply to inventions made with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The decision states that a real person must have made a “significant contribution” to the invention, and only a human being can be named as an inventor on a patent. This ruling reassures innovators that their AI-based inventions can be patented while still upholding the importance of human creativity. However, the guidelines do not require inventors to disclose the use of AI, which raises concerns about potential patent trolls applying for broad patents that can lead to frivolous lawsuits.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/tech/billions-in-ai-patents-get-new-regulations/index.html