"Are AI Images Public Domain or Copyrighted?" 2024 AI Artist Library Reference

❌ No. AI Generated Works Are NOT Copyright Protected 

AI-generated works are not eligible for copyright protection on their own, requiring significant creative input from a human author to be copyrightable [1][3].

While there have been copyrights and patents issued for works created using AI, copyrighting AI work is a complex and evolving legal issue [2]. In the United States, purely AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted and exists in the public domain, unless appreciably altered by humans or incorporated into a larger work [4]. The status of AI-generated artworks in terms of copyright is still evolving, with debates on whether AI art should be copyrightable or remain in the public domain [5].

Citations:

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/13mk53f/as_ai_generated_works_cannot_have_copyright/
[2] https://imagesuggest.com/blog/ai-image-copyrights/
[3] https://www.wired.com/story/ai-art-copyright-matthew-allen/
[4] https://walledculture.org/generative-ai-will-be-a-huge-boon-for-the-public-domain-unless-copyright-blocks-it/
[5] https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/i-dont-think-ai-art-should-be-copyrighted-here-s-why-151ef8f939db?gi=5bb1bef1c15d