On the basis of the passage, which one of the following is most likely to be a view held by the author?

Abigail-Okereke on November 23, 2022

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Hello, Why is A a better answer than B?

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Emil-Kunkin on November 23, 2022

Hi, the author thinks that software is not patentable. They identify that if something is akin to an axiom, then it is not patentable, and the author deploys this argument for why they should not be patented in the second half of the second paragraph.

B is wrong because we do not have direct textual support for it. In fact, the author likely disagrees with it, since they do not consider algorithms to be inventions, but rather more like discoveries.