The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging whether artwork created by AI-generated works qualifies for copyright protection. The case involved computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who is seeking copyright protection for an image generated by his artificial intelligence. Lower courts upheld a U.S. Copyright Office decision that the work lacked a human author. While the Supreme Court's decision ends Thaler's appeal, it does not resolve the broader legal debate. Currently, courts in the US treat AI as a tool used by humans rather than a legal creator under existing intellectual property law.