Chaoua, Hellal

This study examines the impact of artificial intelligence on literary and artistic property rights. Employing a descriptive-analytical method, it addresses the question of how copyright law can accommodate AI-assisted or AI-generated output without undermining the human-centered core of authorship and existing copyright in prior works. The article argues that AI does not render copyright law obsolete; on the contrary, AI highlights ambiguities that must be resolved. Current guidance in the U.S. clarifies that fully AI-generated works are not copyrightable — only works with significant human creative input qualify. Thus, the rise of AI emphasizes the need to clarify: (a) what level of human creativity is needed to qualify an AI-assisted work for protection, and (b) whether and how AI training involving copyrighted materials should be regulated. Artificial intelligence has progressed from a mere technical tool to a direct creator of texts, images, music, and other works. This shift makes AI relevant not only for innovation and digital policy, but also for the core of copyright law, since it affects both new works and the use of pre-existing works. The central question is no longer whether AI matters to copyright, but how far existing legal concepts can be stretched in a technologically altered creative environment.