New U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said Friday his agency will embrace artificial intelligence technologies during his tenure, telling attorneys at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s annual gathering in Washington, D.C., that AI is “the most transcendent and transformative technology of our time — perhaps of any time.”
In his first public remarks since being sworn in on Sept. 22, Squires said he believes existing patent law, if properly applied, can cover AI innovations now.