"USPTO Affirms Human Inventorship Requirement for AI Patents"
The US Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed that artificial intelligence systems cannot be listed as inventors in patent applications, but humans can use AI tools in the invention process and must disclose if they do. The person using the AI must have significantly contributed to the invention's conception to be able to register a patent, and simply overseeing or owning an AI that creates things doesn't qualify for patent filing. This decision follows public consultations and a court ruling upholding the patent office's decision that only "natural humans" can apply for patents.