Intellectual Property Strategy
What is the "black box" problem in AI patenting?
→ The "black box" problem refers to the difficulty of explaining how complex AI models arrive at their outputs. Modern neural networks process information in ways that are difficult to describe in sufficient detail for patent disclosure requirements. This creates a tension between the patent system's requirement for clear explanation and the opaque nature of AI decision-making.
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What is the "black box" problem in AI patenting?
The "black box" problem refers to the difficulty of explaining how complex AI models arrive at their outputs. Modern neural networks process information in ways that are difficult to describe in sufficient detail for patent disclosure requirements. This creates a tension between the patent system's requirement for clear explanation and the opaque nature of AI decision-making.