Serious question: Given that AI's may (apparently) not own patents, what would be the implication if an AI (presumably) independently comes up with Nobel Lauret

Serious question: Given that AI's may (apparently) not own patents, what would be the implication if an AI (presumably) independently comes up with Nobel Laurette level chemistry/[science] - What happens to such body of work WRT the greater humanity? Who owns such (whatever the product is?) If a company has built upon whatever AI GOLLUM service, and then either the GOLLUM comes up with some epic thing, is it all for the corp that owns the GOLLUM? Does the AI provider get some slice? Is this already a solved problem and I dont know what to call it?