ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,556,388, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Cincinnati).

"Security framework for artificial intelligence systems" was invented by Arthur Eladio Weston (Union, Ky.), Evan John Hunter (Cincinnati), Stefan August Ragnarsson (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Sarah Katherine Schuhler (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for preventing the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and enhancing their resistance to jailbreaking attempts. A multi-layered approach utilizing dynamically changing keys is provided that safeguards AI systems against manipulation attempts ...