Why This Award-Winning Piece of AI Art Can’t Be Copyrighted
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Matthew Allen’s AI art won first prize at the Colorado State Fair. But the US government has ruled it can’t be copyrighted because it’s too much “machine” and not enough “human.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4658537

Why This Award-Winning Piece of AI Art Can’t Be Copyrighted::Matthew Allen’s AI art won first prize at the Colorado State Fair. But the US government has ruled it can’t be copyrighted because it’s too much “machine” and not enough “human.”

  • Encromion@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I think it’s obvious that AI created art isn’t copyrightable based on current law - but the AI prompts are! I think it’s interesting to think about what should be done about the situation and how we should analogize it. Is AI like a paintbrush? Is it like a slave? Is it like an elaborate machine? Most artistic output is copywritable regardless of the machinery used to create it, but a slaves art is not copywritable by its master. But a computer program creating art - if it’s not AI, is THAT art copywritable?

    It’s a fun thought exercise.

  • imaqtpie@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    Personally, I think it’s reasonable to deny copyright for AI generated work, largely due to the fact that it protects professional artists. I think if corporations were able to copyright AI art, the artistic community would enter a rapid and potentially irreversible decline.

    That being said, I do acknowledge that logically, there is not much difference between a digital artist and an AI artist. Neither of them could produce anything of value without their software of choice.