This is very good insight. I do contracting for USPTO and from what I’ve learned from my time there, this makes sense. All patents applications are examined (“p

This is very good insight. I do contracting for USPTO and from what I’ve learned from my time there, this makes sense. All patents applications are examined (“prosecuted”) by patent examiners, people who take the time to ensure the submission is original work or at least a derivative thereof. This takes a ton of time, effort, and money. Though USPTO != US Copyright Office, I imagine there is a similar process because it’s still IP, and IP must be owned by a person, multiple persons, or a business, therefore AI cannot own IP.