New guidance from the US Copyright Office says AI images and the prompts used to create them are not copyrightable.

The generative AI boom has raised complex, multibillion-dollar legal questions that courts across the country are in the early stages of trying to address. A new report from the U.S. Copyright Office might help with at least one of them.

The U.S. Copyright Office offers little clarity on how Hollywood should approach protection for works in which AI tools were utilized.

The report by the office could help allow the use of AI tools in films, music, books, and other creative fields.