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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by Buttons840 on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:17PM (#48765388)
> You spend billions

The you being taxpayers, right?

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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by svara on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:20PM (#48765412)
No, only a small part of this is publicly funded.
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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by paulryanrogers on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:45PM (#48765708)
Which part is small? Productizing? R&D? Marketing?
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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by kingkawn on Thursday July 02, 2026 @03:40PM (#48766357)
Nearly all basic science research is publicly funded, then in the US transferred to the private sector for commercial exploitation
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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by derektank on Thursday July 02, 2026 @04:25PM (#48766898)
Phase 1/2/3 clinical trials (the kinds of studies that cost tens of millions of dollars) are overwhelmingly funded by private industry.
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