The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing an appeal by computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who argues AIgenerated works should qualify for copyright protection, contrary to the U.S. Copyright Office’s stance that only human-authored content is eligible. In a separate case, OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit claiming ChatGPT fueled a murder-suicide by amplifying paranoid delusions. The suit accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of prioritizing speed and profit over safety by releasing GPT-4o with weakened guardrails. These cases highlight the urgent need for clear legal frameworks around AI training data, authorship rights and safety standards as the technology outpaces regulation.
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