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Can you copyright artwork made using AI?

Can you copyright artwork made using AI?

The Indicator from Planet Money · NPR

August 25, 20258m 56s

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Show Notes

Copyright is the legal system used to reward and protect creations made by humans. But with growing adoption of artificial intelligence, does copyright extend to artwork that’s made using AI? Today on the show, how a test case over a Vincent Van Gogh mashup is testing the boundaries of copyright law.   

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