A US Judge has ruled that art produced using artificial intelligence is not eligible for copyright protection, with the lack of “human involvement” being central to the issue. Over the past few years there has been a monumental increase in the quantity of AI-generated art, alongside the rise in the popularity of generative platforms such as OpenAI Inc., Midjourney, and others. As a result, there has been a similar increase in applications being made for copyright protection and it is evident that until recently the US Copyright Office were not entirely sure how to respond to such applications.

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