A new invention has to produce unexpected or surprising new results that were not anticipated by existing technology in order to be patented. Can computers generate something outside the explanation or expectation of the programmer? Robert J. Marks discusses patent law, creativity, and artificial intelligence with attorney and author, Richard W. Stevens.

Additional Resources

• Robert J. Marks at Discovery.org
• Richard W. Stevens at Discovery.org
• The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law by Ryan Abbott 
• “Can a Robot Hold a Patent?” at Mind Matters
• “Should AI Be Granted Patents On The Designs It Helps Develop?” at Mind Matters
• “Should AI Hold Patents? The Flash-Of-Genius Answer” at Mind Matters News
• “Why We Need To Stop Relying On Patents To Measure Innovation” at Mind Matters
• “How Patent Law Has Changed For The Worse” at Mind Matters
• “It’s AI Art — But Is That Really Art?” at Mind Matters
• “When Should AI Art Be Protected By Copyright?” at Mind Matters
• Hal Philipp at Michigan Tech
• Hal Philipp on the Mind Matters podcast