Are There Copyrights for Artificial Intelligence Art?

A U.S. court in Washington, D.C., ruled that artworks generated by artificial intelligence without any human intervention cannot be protected by copyright. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell stated that only works created by humans can enjoy copyright protection, supporting the decision of the U.S. Copyright Office to reject a request made by computer scientist Stephen Thaler on behalf of his system (DABUS). This decision came after Thaler's requests for U.S. patents for products he claimed were created by the DABUS system were also denied. Thaler had also applied for patents for products created by this system in other countries, including the UK, South Africa, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, but his efforts did not yield significant results. Ryan Abbott, Thaler's lawyer, stated today that he and his client strongly oppose the court's decision and will appeal it.