A lawyer said it is 'plainly ridiculous' to name AI as an inventor amid an ongoing legal battle about a patent, comparing it to giving credit to a cat

• Dr Stephen Thaler's says his AI machine invented a food container and a flashing light.
• But the patent was rejected, and in subsequent appeals judges said inventors have to be human.
• The IPO's lawyer argued if AI can be an inventor, then pets and "cosmic forces" could be as well.

A lawyer argued it is "plainly ridiculous" to classify AI as an inventor, amid an ongoing legal battle in the UK's Supreme Court, per Bloomberg.