US says AI models can't hold patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has clarified that only human beings can be named as inventors, even for AI-assisted inventions.
While AI systems can play a role in the creative process, significant human contributions to the conception of an invention are required to be considered an inventor.
Using AI assistance to create an invention does not disqualify a human from holding a patent, as long as the human made significant contributions to the invention.