Robot inventors are on the rise. But are they welcomed by the patent system?

Granting patent rights to AI-created inventions may expedite innovation, enabling advances that would not have been possible through human ingenuity alone. Image: REUTERS
Yoon Chae
Prior Fellow, World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Intellectual Property Associate, Baker McKenzie
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