[FRIAM] AI creates new inventions

[Pieter Steenekamp]

"At first glance, a recently granted South African patent relating to a
“food container based on fractal geometry” seems fairly mundane. The
innovation in question involves interlocking food containers that are easy
for robots to grasp and stack.

On closer inspection, the patent is anything but mundane. That’s because
the inventor is not a human being – it is an artificial intelligence (AI)
system called DABUS."

also

"The system simulates human brainstorming and creates new inventions. DABUS
is a particular type of AI, often referred to as “creativity machines”
because they are capable of independent and complex functioning. This
differs from everyday AI like Siri, the “voice” of Apple’s iPhones."

Quoted from:
https://theconversation.com/in-a-world-first-south-africa-grants-patent-to-an-artificial-intelligence-system-165623
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