Q. Which country has become the first country in the world to grant patent for an invention by Artificial intelligence?
Answer: South Africa
Notes: South Africa has become the first country in the world to grant patent for an invention made by Artificial intelligence (AI). The country has granted a patent to a food container system which is based on Fractal Geometry and was invented by an AI system known as DABUS (Device for Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience). Stephen Thaler has created DABUS and it is a type of AI which is referred to as creativity machines as they are capable of complex functions. DABUS’ main function are spoiled food alerts, emergency warning system, etc.
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