Can a Computer Be an Inventor?

Could a computer qualify as an inventor of an invention when it solves a problem identified by a human? And what if a creative computer with AI itself identifies a problem and creates the solution, e.g., dynamically optimizing a quasi-optimized system …
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He felt so bad for girl with toes hanging out of shoes that it inspired invention

It took more than a year, but his viral video helped him find someone to make the idea a reality Little things can escape our notice — a tiny blossom gaining purchase in a concrete path, a miniscule ant resolutely at work, an infant’s waking smile in …
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This Invention Lets You Use Your Skin as Smartwatch Trackpad

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have come up with a way to expand the touch screen on a smartwatch by using the wearer’s skin around it. “We were looking at the way smartwatches are being used,” Gierad Laput, a Ph.D. student working on the team …
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Alphabet Inc: Google Diversifies Into Health With ‘Smart Lenses’ Patent

The patent was granted in late April after being filed in 2014. The invention and patent are credited to Andrew Jason Conrad, the head of Google’s biotech startup, Verily Life Sciences. One of the main technology pieces in this partnership is utilizing …
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Mosquito-repellent soap invention seeks to wash away Africa malaria threat

DAKAR – Two former students from Burkina Faso have designed a mosquito-repellent soap, which they hope could be a simple and affordable solution in the fight to end malaria, but more funds are needed to test the idea, according to the startup behind it.
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Makey Makey Invention Kit: Collector’s Edition crosses imagination with electronics — only $47.99

Give any adult the Makey Makey Invention Kit and they’ll all invariably have the same reaction: I wish I had something like this when I was a kid. But it’s probably best to just put the Makey Makey into the hands where they belong…because children …
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