PYMNTS.com November 19, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has reportedly banned staff from using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
The ban has been in place since last April, with the patent office citing security concerns along with the tendency of some tools to display “bias, unpredictability and malicious behavior,” Wired reported Tuesday (Nov. 19), citing an internal memo.
Jamie Holcombe, the chief information officer of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), wrote that the agency is “committed to pursuing innovation” while still “working to bring these capabilities to the office in a responsible way.”
Paul Fucito, USPTO press secretary, clarified that employees can use “state-of-the-art generative AI models” at work, but not within the office’ internal testing environment.
“Innovators from across the...
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