AI Art Ownership Ruling Upheld by US Supreme Court as Creator's Appeal Falls Flat

The US Supreme Court has declined to review a case over whether AI-generated art can obtain a copyright, upholding a lower court’s decision that ruled against Stephen Thaler’s claim. Thaler, a computer scientist from Missouri, had requested to copyright an image created by his algorithm in 2019 but was denied by the US Copyright Office. The agency determined that the image lacked “human authorship,” which is a requirement for copyright protection under US law.