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Prompting AI doesn't get copyright in the output

Rob Beschizza
Jan 30, 2025
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If the term "prompt engineer" made you roll your eyes, "prompt artist" could blind you for life. The U.S. Copyright Office agrees: it has determined that the output of AI is not protected by copyright unless there is sufficient human control over the expressive elements. Specifially, the text or images generated by a chatbot don't bec…

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