@article{25147, author = {Plotkin, Robert.}, url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/25147}, title = {The genie in the machine : how computer-automated inventing is revolutionizing law and business /}, abstract = {This book examines the use of computers to automate the process of inventing. The author argues that since software can conceive of and abandon ideas without biases, and with greater speed and range, computers could boost inventive abilities to undreamed of heights. This would enable small teams, or even consumers, to compete with corporations. The author also looks at how this would affect patents.}, recid = {25147}, pages = {viii, 270 pages ;}, }