Stephen Thaler Is At It Again — Asks Supreme Court to Extend Copyright Protection to AI Works

A computer scientist is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to extend copyright protection to works created entirely by artificial intelligence in one of the first cases to reach the justices about the revolutionary technology.

3 minute read October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Jimmy Hoover
Stephen Thaler Is At It Again — Asks Supreme Court to Extend Copyright Protection to AI Works

A computer scientist is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to extend copyright protection to works created entirely by artificial intelligence in one of the first cases to reach the justices about the revolutionary technology.

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