AI and the Future of Art: Rethinking Protection Beyond Human Authorship
“AI art isn’t real art.” That claim followed Théâtre D’opéra Spatial , the image Jason Allen created using Midjourney that won first prize at the 2022 Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition . Allen spent over 80 hours refining prompts and editing the final image, but many dismissed the work as machine-made. The controversy reignited an old question: do we value art for the creativity that produces it or for the form that meets the eye? That same question now confronts copyright law. If...
