<i>"A recent ruling from the US Copyright Office added further complexity to the debate. The office clarified that human artists can copyright works created using AI tools, but that purely AI-generated material is not eligible for copyright protection."</i><p>What is the position in other countries?<p>Conversely:<p>China: Chinese Copyright Law amendments in 2021 explicitly state that AI-generated works can be copyrighted<p>"What Is an “Author”?-Copyright Authorship of AI Art Through a Philosophical Lens", Mackenzie Caldwell, Houston Law Review Vol. 61, Issue 2, 2023 December 11
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