UK - AI Bots Lack Equal Grounding With Humans For Inventor Status Top UK Court Rules | Benzinga
In a landmark ruling, the UK Supreme Court has declared that artificial intelligence (AI) systems do not qualify for recognition as inventors for patents, a significant setback in the fast-growing field of AI.
What Happened: Imagination Engines Inc. founder Stephen Thaler requested patents with his AI machine DABUS named as the inventor, as reported by Bloomberg Law. The court unanimously rejected Thaler’s appeal, stating that patent laws necessitate the inventor to be on near-equal footing with humans.
This verdict by the UK Supreme Court mirrors previous judgments in the U.S. and the European Union, but it’s the first of its kind from a nation’s highest court. The ruling comes as the UK seeks to position itself as a leading force in AI technologies.
Thaler’s attempt to register patents for a beverage container and a flashing light credited to DABUS was rebuffed.
“Science has collided with common sense in a highly significant way,” he stated.
Legal professionals have proposed that this ruling may ...