The US Supreme Court today announced they were not going to hear a case claiming copyright protection for AI generated works. The plaintiff wanted to have copyright go to the person running the AI software. The courts had previously ruled in the case that only works that were created by a human being were entitled to protection.
With this decision, it there is no protection for AI works. There are ways this could change in the future, but that’s how things stand for now.
This AI-designed image was created in 2012 using a tool called DABUS, developed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler. The artwork is the subject of a copyright battle that the US Supreme Court declined to hear. — Stephen Thaler/DABUS