US Court Rules AI-Generated Art Cannot Be Copyrighted, Impacting Hollywood Studios

A U.S. court in Washington, D.C., has ruled that artworks created solely by artificial intelligence (AI) without any human input cannot be copyrighted under U.S. law. The court affirmed the Copyright Office's rejection of an application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler on behalf of his AI system, DABUS. The decision follows previous losses for Thaler in his bids for U.S. patents covering inventions created by DABUS. Thaler's attorney plans to appeal the decision, while the Copyright Office believes the court reached the correct result. The case highlights the emerging challenges in copyright law as artists incorporate AI into their creative process.