"History is more or less bunk."--Henry The law of intellectual property relating to artificial intelligence and its products is both already established in the existing law, and will have to be invented as AI plays our games, writes our books, plays, and music and, with expert software, puts lawyers out of business. Perhaps its complexities will be so difficult that we will have to resort to AI judges. However, another sage tells us, "It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future." This includes all aspects of AI.

Healthcare executives today believe AI will deliver value for the industry faster than previously thought, according to a new survey of senior healthcare executives representing leading hospitals, health plans, life sciences organizations and employers. The third annual Optum Survey on AI in Health Care found that 59% of respondents expect their organizations to see a full return on their AI investments in under three years. That's up 90% since 2018, when only 31% of respondents expected to break even that quickly. The overall anticipated time frame to achieve ROI was 3.6 years in this year's survey, down from 5.3 years in 2018 and 4.7 years in 2019. Confidence in recognizing cost savings from AI appeared to increase as organizations progressed on the maturity curve. Among those who identified themselves as being in the late stages of AI deployment, 57% indicated they'd achieve their ROI in less than two years, as compared to respondents in the early (33%) and mid (26%) stages.