Edison, Morse ... Watson? AI Poses Test of Who’s an Inventor

  • Patent offices around the world are considering rules for AI
  • Artificial intelligence is changing nature of innovation
Sundar PichaiPhotographer: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Bloomberg
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Computers using artificial intelligence are discovering medicines, designing better golf clubs and creating video games.

But are they inventors?