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CONVERSATION WITH GPT4

I asked GPT4, "so all the analyses you have done for me are best thought of as simulations of what might have been the case if you had the real, raw data. is this correct?" The response was: "yes, that's... Read more →

ChatGPT Fail And Learning

#chatbots #chatgpt #AI #mamet #galaxyquest #movies #films Bot fail and learning verbatim: Me: "david mamet said that galexy quest was one of four perfect movies. what were the other three?" ChatGPT: "David Mamet has not publicly stated the other three... Read more →

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Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment

Koko let 4,000 people get therapeutic help from GPT-3 without telling them first. "During the AI experiment—which applied to about 30,000 messages, according to Morris—volunteers providing assistance to others had the option to use a response automatically generated by OpenAI's... Read more →

US Utility Patents – Part 1 –The Basics

Download Weber - US Patents - Part 1 - The Basics - November 2022 .pdf (702.1K) Read more →

Creating Valuable Patents - Checklists - Part 3

[Part 1 can be found here; Part 2, here] Patents and Patent Prosecution Factors The “optics”—the visuals—of patent portfolios are often valued more than actual patent quality. Numbers of patents, patent claims, etc. may be prioritized over patent quality. Big... Read more →

Creating Valuable Patents - Checklists - Part 2

[Part 1 can be found here] Technology Commercialization Factors Closely related to market factors are aspects of the inventions themselves. Is the invention narrow or broad? Amazon’s “1-Click” patent notwithstanding, broad inventions tend to be more valuable than very narrow... Read more →

Creating Valuable Patents - Checklists - Part 1

Patent Kinetics works with inventors, entrepreneurs, and investors to enhance the value of their patent portfolios and then works to monetize these portfolios through their sale, license or enforcement. Since Patent Kinetics works on a contingent fee basis, only a... Read more →

PTO Issues Inventor Trading Cards

[thanks to Hal Wagner for the info]. The USPTO has issued inventor trading cards to help inspire would-be scientists and inventors in the elementary and secondary schools. The initial series includes Forrest Bird, Luthor Burbank, George Washington Carver, Thomas Edison,... Read more →

Inventors Alliance Meeting Presentation: Common Patent Mistakes

On saturday morning, July 23rd, I gave a presentation to the Bay Area Chapter of the Inventors Alliance on Common Patent Mistakes That Waste Inventors' Time and Money. The presentation can be downloaded here in PDF format. The main points... Read more →