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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by post-it on Thursday July 02, 2026 @01:06PM (#48764374)
> Patents incentivize investment in R&D.

In theory or in real life?

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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by shh_labs on Thursday July 02, 2026 @03:46PM (#48766422)
In real life, although the amount of incentive is different in different industries; and if one's main experience is in an industry where the amount of incentive is low, it's easy to imagine it's the same everywhere
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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by otterley on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:45PM (#48765704)
In real life.
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