US Court of Appeals short-circuits artificial intelligence inventions

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[This piece has been published in Restoring America to highlight how a recent court decision regarding artificial intelligence and patent law could affect innovation in the technology sector.]

In the ongoing battle between robots and human inventors, score one for natural-born people: Last month, a federal appellate court held that artificial intelligence (AI) cannot, under American patent law, be regarded as an inventor.

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