New OpenAI Art Program Does NOT Claim Copyright for AI

A case currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals must decide if artificial intelligences should have patent rights on processes they were used to design. Throwing a wrench into the works, OpenAI has announced that artists using its new DALL-E beta software can sell the work: "Starting today, users get full usage rights to commercialize the images they create with DALL·E, including the right to reprint, sell, and merchandise. This includes images they generated during the research preview." First, here's what DALL-E can do: OpenAI's press release for DALL-E 2 markets the advanced tech as a "powerful creative tool" that will speed up and inspire the creative process. But as some have already started to point out, the ability to commercialize DALL-E 2 will likely have a pretty major impact on creative industries -- and some of the resulting ramifications may not be good.