Why This Award-Winning Piece of AI Art Can't Be Copyrighted

The artwork, Théâtre D'opéra Spatial, was created by Matthew Allen and came first in last year's Colorado State Fair. Now, Allen plans to file a lawsuit against the US federal government. "I'm going to fight this like hell," he says. Allen was dogged in his attempt to register his work. He specified that creating the painting had required at least 624 text prompts and input revisions.