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Inventions by artificial intelligence are pushing patent laws to breaking point

Steve Liem June 6, 2022

It was the veritable search for a needle in a haystack. With drug-resistant bacteria on the rise, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were sifting through a database of more than 100 million...

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Artificial intelligence is breaking patent law

Steve Liem May 28, 2022

In 2020, a machine-learning algorithm helped researchers to develop a potent antibiotic that works against many pathogens (see Nature https://doi.org/ggm2p4; 2020). Artificial intelligence (AI) is also being used to aid vaccine development, drug design,...

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Researchers Warn Of ‘Dangerous’ Artificial Intelligence-Generated Disinformation At Scale – Breaking Defense Breaking Defense

Steve Liem October 2, 2021

A “like” icon seen through raindrops. (Photo by Barefoot Communications via Unsplash) WASHINGTON: Researchers at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) are raising alarms about powerful artificial intelligence technology now more...