An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an idea is unique enough either as a standalone invention or as a significant improvement over the work of others.
An inventor creates or discovers an invention. The word inventor comes from the Latin verb invenire, invent-, to find. Although inventing is closely associated with science and engineering, inventors are not necessarily engineers or scientists. Due to advances in artificial intelligence, the term "inventor" no longer exclusively applies to an occupation.
Another meaning of invention is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social behaviors adopted by people and passed on to others. The Institute for Social Inventions collected many such ideas in magazines and books. Invention is also an important component of artistic and design creativity. Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge, experience or capability.
There three kinds of Invention
Inventions are of three kinds: scientific-technological, sociopolitical (including economics and law), and humanistic, or cultural.
Sociopolitical inventions comprise new laws, institutions, and procedures that change modes of social behavior and establish new forms of human interaction and organization. Examples include the British Parliament, the US Constitution, the Manchester (UK) General Union of Trades, the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, the Olympic Games, the United Nations, the European Union, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as movements such as socialism, Zionism, suffragism, feminism, and animal-rights veganism.
Humanistic inventions encompass culture in its entirety and are as transformative and important as any in the sciences, although people tend to take them for granted. In the domain of linguistics, for example, many alphabets have been inventions, as are all neologisms (Shakespeare invented about 1,700 words). Literary inventions include the epic, tragedy, comedy, the novel, the sonnet, the Renaissance, neoclassicism, Romanticism, Symbolism, Aestheticism, Socialist Realism, Surrealism, postmodernism, and (according to Freud) psychoanalysis. Among the inventions of artists and musicians are oil painting, printmaking, photography, cinema, musical tonality, atonality, jazz, rock, opera, and the symphony orchestra. Philosophers have invented logic (several times), dialectics, idealism,
materialism, utopia, anarchism, semiotics, phenomenology, behaviorism, positivism, pragmatism, and deconstruction. Religious thinkers are responsible for such inventions as monotheism, pantheism, Methodism, Mormonism, iconoclasm, puritanism, deism, secularism, ecumenism, and the Baháʼí Faith. Some of these disciplines, genres, and trends may seem to have existed eternally or to have emerged spontaneously of their own accord, but most of them have had inventors.
Before we analyse if we could in principal design algorithms that would enable deep leaning systems or Artificial intelligence to invent without human assistance ,guidance or ideas meaning artificial intelligence systems would look at the different problems faced in different disciplines and find better ways of doing things or totally new ways of doing things .We need to examine in detail what is the process through which we humans and other intelligent lifeforms on earth and perhaps elsewhere got through.
The process of invention or Ideas for an invention may be developed on paper or on a computer, by writing or drawing, by trial and error, by making models, by experimenting, by testing and/or by making the invention in its whole form. Brainstorming also can spark new ideas for an invention. Collaborative creative processes are frequently used by engineers, designers, architects and scientists.
There different ways of invention:
1)Invention is often a creative process. An open and curious mind allows an inventor to see beyond what is known. Seeing a new possibility, connection or relationship can spark an invention. Inventive thinking frequently involves combining concepts or elements from different realms that would not normally be put together. Sometimes inventors disregard the boundaries between distinctly separate territories or fields and Several concepts may be considered when thinking about invention.
2)Play Play may lead to invention. Childhood curiosity, experimentation, and imagination can develop one's play instinct. Inventors feel the need to play with things that interest them, and to explore, and this internal drive brings about novel creations.[14][15]
Sometimes inventions and ideas may seem to arise spontaneously while daydreaming, especially when the mind is free from its usual concerns.
3) Re-envisioning: To invent is to see anew. Inventors often envision a new idea, seeing it in their mind's eye. New ideas can arise when the conscious mind turns away from the subject or problem when the inventor's focus is on something else, or while relaxing or sleeping. A novel idea may come in a flash—a Eureka! moment. For example, after years of working to figure out the general theory of relativity, the solution came to Einstein suddenly in a dream in one clear vision". Inventions can also be accidental, such as in the case of polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon).
4)Insight: Insight can also be a vital element of invention. Such inventive insight may begin with questions, doubt or a hunch. It may begin by recognizing that something unusual or accidental may be useful or that it could open a new avenue for exploration. For example, the odd metallic color of plastic made by accidentally adding a thousand times too much catalyst led scientists to explore its metal-like properties, inventing electrically conductive plastic and light emitting plastic-—an invention that won the Nobel Prize in 2000 and has led to innovative lighting, display screens, wallpaper and much more conductive polymer, and organic light-emitting diode or OLED).
5)Exploration: Invention is often an exploratory process with an uncertain or unknown outcome. There are failures as well as successes. Inspiration can start the process, but no matter how complete the initial idea, inventions typically must be developed.
6) Improvement: Inventors may, for example, try to improve something by making it more effective, healthier, faster, more efficient, easier to use, serve more purposes, longer lasting, cheaper, more ecologically friendly, or aesthetically different, lighter weight, more ergonomic, structurally different, with new light or color properties, etc.
So we have looked at the different kinds of inventions and the different ways of inventions and we are beginning to see that some ways of inventions would be much more difficult, but not impossible for today’s deep learning machines and other ways would be much easier. But all led to the same result, that is a new invention or a new way of doing things,in all aspects of our lives from technological to sociological aspects.
So in summary the process of invention includes the following:
The process of inventing can vary depending on the individual and the specific invention they are working on, but generally speaking, it involves several key steps:
1. Idea Generation: The first step in inventing is coming up with an idea for a new invention. This can come from anywhere - a problem that needs solving, a new technology or material, or even just a spark of creativity.
2. Research: Once an inventor has an idea, they will typically conduct research to see if it has already been done before, to explore any potential roadblocks, and to gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter.
3. Design: The next step is to design the invention. This may involve sketching out ideas, building prototypes, and testing different materials and technologies.
4. Development: After the design has been finalized, the invention can be developed. This may involve manufacturing the product or building software, depending on the type of invention.
5. Testing and Refinement: Once the invention has been developed, it will need to be tested and refined. This may involve user testing, market research, or other methods of gathering feedback to improve the product.
6. Patenting: If the invention is deemed to be unique and novel, the inventor may choose to apply for a patent to protect their intellectual property.
7. Commercialization: Finally, the invention can be brought to market. This may involve finding investors or partners, launching a marketing campaign, and building a distribution network.
inventing is a complex process that requires a combination of creativity, research, and technical skills. It can be a challenging journey, but it can also be incredibly rewarding to see an idea come to life and make a difference in the world.
Currently Artificial intelligence systems have no stand-alone mode like those that the language-based modes or speech recognition, text to image generation modes.
But AI can assist in the invention process by analyzing vast amounts of data, identifying patterns and potential solutions, and even generating new ideas.
AI is also used in various aspects of the invention process, such as generating and evaluating new design ideas, simulating and testing different prototypes, and even assisting in patent searches. AI can also help in the development of new materials or technologies by analyzing data and simulations to optimize performance and efficiency.
However, despite its capabilities, AI still isn’t programmed for creativity, intuition, and problem-solving abilities like humans. It is essential to note that AI is only as good as the data it is trained on and the algorithms it uses. Therefore, human creativity and ingenuity seems still essential in the invention process to identify problems, generate new ideas, and to test and refine prototypes.
However no matter the complexity of the invention process ,Invention can be reduced to a much simpler process from which will emerge a more complex process leading to super human invention capabilities.
We can analyze various intentional inventions in history that can led us to write algorithms ,which can then begin the invention process .
AI today is even capable of imagination and even write coding eventually it will even reinvent its very self and a super intelligent system is much safer for us all as I previously stated.
We can look at how humans developed flight over hundreds of years and then write down the processes involved, from which processes we can derive and write algorithms etc.
In summary If I was developing an “Inventing model of AI named "The sixth element " I would do the following.
Humans in most cases begin inventing because they are facing a problem, but AI may not be able to know that humans are facing a problem unless its told so .There fore my sixth element would easily identify the problems people are facing from discussions on the internet or research institutions or grants issued and check if that problem has been solved or is in the process of being solved .
It could send a message to the different institutes or colleges to be sure if it’s a problem that needs solving and it will have identified very many problems to solve in a short time and could run several problems in various disciplines simultaneously from propulsion to free energy , global warming and particle physics that currently use particle accelerators which are endangering our planet.
Then it would search or observe the behavior of similar patterns of information and attempt to develop new patterns or modify existing patterns to solve its problems.
It would run simulations of the most successful models or the most promising models or it could forward them to humans in charge if it involves a stage that its not permitted to research or can’t eg new drugs or other chemicals for assistance .who will report back If it was successful after a certain period.
If successful the project is removed from the active directory.
But sixth element can run hundreds of inventions at once some are easy while others aren’t so easy and need areas of human assistance for now.
All these that I have described to you is possible, it’s safe and would make our lives much better, create jobs and allow us to explore our galaxy and beyond.
This Article was written by Kasule Francis
Drkasulefrancis5@gmail.com
5/3/2023
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