Rollo Carpenter, a chatbot programmer, hopes to automate the high-level functions too, by developing software that can directly replace human operators.

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Difference 3: Goldman is wrong in his view that software is patented at too high a level of abstraction.

FORBES: Misconceptions About Software Patents

Software Gets Patented at Too High a Level of Abstraction.

FORBES: The Problems With Software Patents (Part 1 of 3)