First, if the work is deemed a work made for hire, the author and owner is the employer (or hiring party), and the creator (i.e., employee or independent contractor) has no exclusive rights in the ...

Dr. Stephen Thaler, a computer scientist, created a generative AI named the “Creativity Machine.” The Creativity Machine produced a picture that Thaler titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise” (the Work ...

Jason Allen—a synthetic media artist whose Midjourney-generated work "Théâtre D'opéra Spatial" went viral and incited backlash after winning a state fair art competition—is not giving up ...

“A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” a visual art piece created by the "Creativity Machine," an AI system generated by computer scientist Stephen Thaler (Thaler's complaint to the U.S. District Court of ...

Many elements of the image — such as the human hand — appear to be random, the office found, concluding that the user does not have sufficient control to claim authorship.

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the ...

In essence, if an AI tool autonomously generates content based solely on a prompt, without further creative intervention, the work is not protected by copyright.

When students experience the process of protecting their own work, it’s easier to communicate the significance of copyright because it’s more personalized, said Clifton. She prompts students with ...

That is, a contract provision stating that in the event a work is not deemed a work made for hire (e.g., the work was created outside the scope of employment), all ownership interest in the ...