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Dabus may struggle for formal recognition after the UK issued guidance suggesting it would not accept robot inventors, while the US has taken comments from members of the public to figure out what to do next.There is a legal battle brewing over whether robot inventors should be granted the same recognition as human creators.
Dabus, the creation of Missouri-based AI expert Dr Stephen Thaler, was fed a wealth of information including a number of abstract concepts related to design, practicality, colour and emotion. Afterwards, the AI was able to design two original inventions of its own. "Since we originally submitted the designs, we've received a lot of interest from lawyers in different jurisdictions," said Prof Abbott. "So now we're actively recruiting experts around the world, so that we can have the best chance of navigating local patent laws, and long-term achieving some change at the international level."