United States District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell declared on Friday that artwork generated by artificial intelligence cannot be granted copyright protection. The office denied Stephen Thaler a copyright for an AI-generated image produced using his Creativity Machine algorithm.
Thaler has made repeated attempts to secure copyright for the image. He intended for it to be categorized as a “work-for-hire.” This arrangement would have designated the AI as the author and Thaler as the owner. Thaler took legal action against the office. He asserted that its denial was both “arbitrary” and “not in accordance with the…
