← Back to context Comment by andai 8 hours ago See also: Monkey selfie copyright disputehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50094694 3 comments andai Reply andai 24 minutes ago (The validity of the concept of patents is a separate question, of course.) jacquesm 8 hours ago > If a genetic algorithm comes up with a unique design and I patent it, that's okay, right?That depends.To what degree was your input decisive?Did you come up with the genetic algorithm?Is your patent written in a way that it tries to stop others from generating antennas using genetic algorithms? anonreplier 6 hours ago How would you even write a patent like that?
jacquesm 8 hours ago > If a genetic algorithm comes up with a unique design and I patent it, that's okay, right?That depends.To what degree was your input decisive?Did you come up with the genetic algorithm?Is your patent written in a way that it tries to stop others from generating antennas using genetic algorithms? anonreplier 6 hours ago How would you even write a patent like that?
(The validity of the concept of patents is a separate question, of course.)
> If a genetic algorithm comes up with a unique design and I patent it, that's okay, right?
That depends.
To what degree was your input decisive?
Did you come up with the genetic algorithm?
Is your patent written in a way that it tries to stop others from generating antennas using genetic algorithms?
How would you even write a patent like that?