Can Artifical Intelligence be an Inventor? Parentology

Recently, law professor and AI activist Ryan Abbott filed patent applications for two innovative designs. The patents were filed on behalf of the inventor -- an algorithm named DABUS. But can AI really be an inventor? Doubling down on this move, researchers from the University of Surrey, including Abbott, established the Artificial Inventor Project, an initiative that seeks "intellectual property rights for the autonomous output of artificial intelligence." According to the patent bureau, DABUS met all of the criteria necessary to be considered a qualified applicant.