How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright

The novel draws from Shupe's eventful life, including her advocacy for more inclusive gender recognition. Its registration provides a glimpse of how the USCO is grappling with artificial intelligence, especially as more people incorporate AI tools into creative work. Shupe's case highlights some of the nuances of that struggle--because the approval of her registration comes with a significant caveat. Instead she is considered the author of the "selection, coordination, and arrangement of text generated by artificial intelligence." It declined to comment on this story.