U.S. Copyright Office Rules that AI-Generated Work Can Be Copyrighted

The U.S. Copyright Office has concluded that AI-generated works can be copyrighted when they embody meaningful human authorship, allowing individuals to secure intellectual property for their innovations.

The question is "Can the individual who prompts a tool like ChatGPT claim copyright protection?" 

The Copyright Office validates both human creativity and incentivizes rapid AI-powered innovation.

The report notes that copyright does not extend to purely AI-generated material or material where there is insufficient human control over the expressive elements.

This decision clarifies that copyright protection is reserved for human-created content, while purely AI-generated material falls into the public domain and is available for anyone to use without legal constraints.