AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted, US court rules

Categories: IP

Artificial intelligence-generated art cannot be protected by copyright, a US federal judge ruled this past week, in a piece of legislation that may codify intellectual property rights regarding creative works made by AI as opposed to those made by humans.

The significance of the ruling comes amid the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes in Hollywood, which centers on fears that Hollywood studios will use AI-generated work to avoid having to pay writers and eventually actors.

Read more in the Jerusalem Post.