Patenting AI and Protecting Intellectual Property

Christopher Smith writing for IT Pro Portal.com talks about why rather than being a necessary  evil, patenting incentivizes investment into research and development.

Computer technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are being adopted in fields far from their origins in computer science. In fact, AI is helping to drive forward innovation in almost every industry – from self-driving cars to personal assistants such as Siri and Alexa. The pace of innovation is astounding yet unsurprising given the positive impact this technology can have on our daily lives. As the amount of investment funneled into AI increases, developers are unsurprisingly keen to protect, not only their financial outlay, but their intellectual property. However, patenting AI hasn’t always been a smooth road.

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