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The legal system also faces a looming crisis in patent law. Currently, AI cannot be recognized as an inventor—a rule that may soon be challenged as AI persistently surpasses human capacity for invention. When AI conceives revolutionary medications or technologies, a crucial question arises: should AI be granted patent rights? The absence of such rights could stifle innovation, leaving transformative discoveries unpatented and unused, while also depriving their creators of economic incentives.