Copyright Office have each held that artificial intelligence systems cannot qualify as inventors or authors for the purpose of patent or copyright registration (See, e.g., “Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence,” 88 FR 16190 (U.S. Copyright Office, March 16, 2023) (available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2023-05321); and “In re Application No. As a result, that material is not protected by copyright… .”So, the AI system can’t be the author or inventor. Artificial intelligence pioneer Dr. Stephen Thaler argues no in his Supreme Court petition appealing the federal circuit’s decision in Thaler v. Vidal, noting that 35 U.S.C. Copyright Office, Feb. 21, 2023) (available at: //www.copyright.gov/docs/zarya-of-the-dawn.pdf)).

Source: New York Times April 25, 2023 16:44 UTC