The US Copyright Office has ruled that a cartoon created with an artificial intelligence program can have a copyright registration. According to a Wall St. Journal report, however, the bureau also said individual AI-generated images cannot be protected.
The decision revolves around an 18-page graphic novel, Zarya of the DawnCreated last year by software engineer and author Kris Kashtanova using written instructions for AI software Midjourney to create the book’s graphics.
After a lengthy investigation, the Copyright Office decided that the individual AI-generated images would be exempt from copyright.
In a letter, the Copyright Office ruled that Midjourney’s “unpredictable output” meant the author did not create the individual images.
“Because Midjourney begins with randomly generated noise that evolves into a final image, there is no guarantee that any particular stimulus will produce any particular visual output,” the Copyright Office’s letter states.
Judgment comes as the AI limit for creators is set. Critics argue that AI only sifts through copyrighted text and images to create new works. This is done without consent or confirmation.
Books, magazines and news articles as well as works of art created with the help of AI are already appearing on the market. Amazon has credited ChatGPT for over 200 books.
Source: Deadline
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