Intelligenza Artificiale, creatività e brevetti: sfide attuali e prospettive pro futuro

Artificial intelligence, creativity and patents: current challenges and future perspectives

Abstract

The development of patent law has traditionally viewed inventive activity as something essentially human. This paradigm is now being challenged by the possibility of using creative artificial intelligence systems capable of independently creating new inventions: The so-called creative robots have therefore triggered a series of considerations that are not easily resolved within the current framework of patent law. Indeed, there is no consensus that machines can be called inventors. In this paper, we will attempt to explore the complex relationship between creation protection, human inventiveness, and intelligent or interactive robots. In particular, we will seek to clarify whether the inventions generated by artificial intelligence require a complete reassessment of key concepts in patent matters.