The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to revisit a case that sought to grant copyright protection to artwork created by artificial intelligence. The decision leaves in place the ruling that A.I.-generated works, created without human authorship, are not eligible for copyright protection.
Computer scientist Stephen Thaler suffered another setback Monday when the Supreme Court of the United Statesdeclined to review his attempt to secure copyright for an AI-generated artwork.
The case centers on A Recent Entrance to Paradise, created in 2012 by Thaler’s AI system DABUS. The United States Copyright Office first rejected the application in 2022, ruling that works without human authorship cannot receive copyright protection. That decision was later upheld by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Thaler, founder of Imagination Engines Inc., has argued that denying copyright to AI-generated works could hinder innovation in creative industries. However, U.S. authorities have maintained that copyright law protects only works created by humans, leaving purely AI-generated outputs ineligible.
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