Inventor Gilbert Hyatt's gift to America — will America accept it?

About this episode

Gil Hyatt discusses his proposal to donate foundational AI patents to the Pioneering AI Foundation and the challenges he faces with the USPTO.

President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick pride themselves on being dealmakers and on making the kind of unconventional deals for America no one else could have gotten done. Gil Hyatt is offering them one that sounds like a no-brainer. However, the question remains whether that dealmaking reputation is enough to overcome thirty years of inertia from prior administrations focused on opposing Hyatt, including most notably on keeping any more of his patents from ever issuing. Inventor Gil Hyatt returns to Clause 8 to discuss his proposal to donate foundational AI patents to the Pioneering AI Foundation, a nonprofit he says could help give the U.S. government new leverage to advance American interests. Hyatt also reflects on his decades-long battle with the USPTO, the motivation behind the foundation, and why he sees the project as a gift to America ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday. Will America accept the gift? The episode covers: * 00:23 — the ongoing battle with the USPTO * 02:44 — the Pioneering AI Foundation * 05:35 — using the ITC and trade agreements as leverage * 07:11 — human rights and labor unions: leveling the global playing field * 10:24 — AI in the…

People in this episode

Host: Eli Mazour

Guest: Gil Hyatt

Topics covered

• AI patents
• dealmaking
• USPTO battle
• Pioneering AI Foundation
• American interests
• innovation
• legacy of inventors

Keywords

• Gil Hyatt
• AI patents
• Pioneering AI Foundation
• USPTO
• dealmaking
• American interests
• innovation
• gift to America

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USPTO, Pioneering AI Foundation

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