You've probably asked Siri lots of questions, like
"what's the weather outside?" or "how long do
you cook a soft-boiled egg?" But what if Siri was a little
more sophisticated? What if you could ask Siri to design something
or to improve a process?
Imagine you were working on something, say an engine, and while
building it you asked Siri, "how could I make this
better?" Further, imagine Siri answered your question with an
innovative solution.
Question: who is the inventor of that solution? You or
Siri?
You may scoff at this question and relegate it to the domain of
science fiction. If so, you might be surprised by the fact that
artificial intelligence ("AI") is already in use in
various fields to aid in the discovery of innovative solutions. For
example, consider the role of AI in pharmaceutical drug discovery. As AI becomes
more sophisticated, we will inevitably use it more and more to
create new inventions, which will further prompt legal issues
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