At NYU we used to have something called a disclosure. When you came up with an invention, you wrote up a document to tell the folks at NYU about it, so that you could collectively figure out whether it was something that should be patented.
Today somebody at NYU pointed out that we don’t need to do that anymore. There is now an automated system. If you publish a research paper, you can just drag that into a form on your screen, and a disclosure is automatically generated.
I found this to be completely marvelous, but I want more. I told the people I was with that I’m waiting for this process to be fully complete.
When I drag my research paper into that form, I would like the computer to also do a market analysis for me, interview potential customers, build a working prototype, and develop that prototype into a finished product that generates revenue.
Not only will everyone make money, but I can also proudly take credit for the result. After all, I’m the one who dragged that research paper into that form on my screen.