Hmmm, I think of prompts more like recipes than an algorithm. Similar in both regards, but to the layman, I think prompts are becoming as common practice in daily lives as recipes.
Recipes can be trade secrets but not IP.(Unless it's a super rare circumstance that proves uniqueness in a 'Food Science' way).
I surely hope no one can patent a prompt. That would be an annoying world to live in.
I want to add my question: How can something be a patent, if the result of the prompts are not always the same on each run?
My understanding is: Only things can go into patents, which are "reproduceable"?
Along those lines, if the model's output was actually deterministic, would the patent be bound to using the prompt with only one particular model since the output would be different, in some cases wildly different, with other models or even other versions of the same model?
My absolute wild guess as a layman is that prompts will at most get "trade secret" protection and won't be able to be copyrighted or patented.
Hmmm, I think of prompts more like recipes than an algorithm. Similar in both regards, but to the layman, I think prompts are becoming as common practice in daily lives as recipes.
Recipes can be trade secrets but not IP.(Unless it's a super rare circumstance that proves uniqueness in a 'Food Science' way).
I surely hope no one can patent a prompt. That would be an annoying world to live in.
Recipes can be somehow a brand: the name "Original Sacher Torte" is protected and can only be used by Hotel Sacher, but the recipe itself isn't
its just an brand like you can register yourself one.
Excellent question - but I'm not a lawyer!
I want to add my question: How can something be a patent, if the result of the prompts are not always the same on each run? My understanding is: Only things can go into patents, which are "reproduceable"?
Maybe Im wrong?
Along those lines, if the model's output was actually deterministic, would the patent be bound to using the prompt with only one particular model since the output would be different, in some cases wildly different, with other models or even other versions of the same model?
My absolute wild guess as a layman is that prompts will at most get "trade secret" protection and won't be able to be copyrighted or patented.