The USPTO issues new guidelines clarifying that generative AI is considered a tool that assists human inventors and cannot itself be considered an inventor news reuters.com

Blake Brittain / Reuters: The USPTO issues new guidelines clarifying that generative AI is considered a tool that assists human inventors and cannot itself be considered an inventor  —  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued new guidelines on Wednesday outlining when inventions created with the help of artificial intelligence can be patented.