The United States Copyright Office has concluded in the second part of its report that copyright protection can apply to AI output only if there are clear contributions of human creativity in the final product.

The report emphasizes that existing copyright principles can apply to new technologies, including works created by AI.

However, providing simple prompts to an AI system does not meet the criteria for copyright protection.

It states that copyright is applicable when a human author has sufficiently determined expressive elements, such as through creative modifications or arrangements of AI outputs.

The Copyright Office says that using AI in the creative process or including AI-generated elements in a primarily human-authored work does not prevent copyright protection.

Since the launch of its initiative in 2023, the Copyright Office has sought input from the public and experts regarding AI and copyright.