Artificial Intelligence boosters have taken a loss after a D.C. judge ruled that no AI art can be copyrighted because it hasn’t been made by human hands.
US District Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia dealt techno geeks a blow with a ruling that says creators of AI art, music, photos, and the like can’t safeguard their products with copyrights. This means that anyone can use their results after they show them to the world.
[I’d be careful about that last assertion. The art might contain material that *is* covered by copyright of the original creator. The New York Times is mulling over a lawsuit against an AI platform on that basis. Aside from that, this is a recognition that AI in its current status is nothing more than a regurgitation platform. — Ed]
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