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Monday, March 09, 2026

AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule

The Verge: The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a case over whether AI-generated art can obtain a copyright, as reported earlier by Reuters. The Monday decision comes after Stephen Thaler, a computer scientist from Missouri, appealed a court’s decision to uphold a ruling that found AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted.

1 comment:

Max A said...

This doesn’t actually help, solve, mitigate, or respond to any of the big issues I have with AI (especially AI in art), but I do find it HILARIOUS. A lot of AI art proponents cite “accessibility” as a reason to use AI to make art (to which I say, get good, practice, put some thought and heart into it). And now because there’s no copyright for AI “art,” it’s accessible to the general public! I’m sure this is exactly what AI art proponents wanted! The article of the title was slightly misleading, though–it’s not like all AI generated art is copyrighted. Most creative platforms have integrated AI into their software already, so honestly even a misclick can put AI into your art. There is a certain level of human input that goes into some of these platforms. While I elect not to use these, at the end of the day, some people do and it is (unfortunately, for me) becoming industry standard.