Court Rules AI-Generated Art Not Eligible for Copyright Protection

A federal judge has upheld a ruling from the U.S. Copyright Office that art created by artificial intelligence (AI) is not eligible for copyright protection. The judge emphasized that human authorship is a fundamental requirement for copyright. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Stephen Thaler, CEO of neural network firm Imagination Engines, who argued that AI should be recognized as an author. The judge stated that copyright law is designed to protect works of human creation and does not extend to works generated solely by a computer. The decision comes as courts are also considering the legality of AI companies training their systems on copyrighted works.