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When AI is the inventor, who gets the patent?
The day is coming – some say has already arrived – when artificial intelligence starts to invent things that its human creators could not.
Joseph Shavit
May 29, 2022


1 in 3 Americans might consider abolishing or limiting Supreme Court, Annenberg survey finds
Respect for judicial independence appears to be eroding according to an Annenberg Public Policy Center survey.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 18, 2021


In the face of neurotechnology advances, Chile passes 'neuro rights' law
Chilean lawmakers approved a law establishing the rights to personal identity, free will and mental privacy - the first country to do so.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 1, 2021


How the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act is impacting today's environmental movement
When Tempest Williams revealed that she intended to keep the oil in the ground, the Bureau of Land Management canceled the leases.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 30, 2021


Flintstone House lawsuit settled — the dinosaurs can stay
Fred Flintstone will get to keep his dinosaurs after the town of Hillsborough and the owner of the Flintstone House
Joseph Shavit
Jun 28, 2021
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