The recent ruling by a US appeals court clarifies that works created by artificial intelligence (AI) without human intervention are not eligible for copyright under US law. This aligns with previous decisions regarding non-human authorship, such as the well-known monkey photo case. The court emphasized that only works authored by humans can receive copyright protection, leaving AI-generated assets without legal standing. While some argue that AI output with human-input (like prompts) should indeed qualify for copyright, the ruling appears to limit protections strictly to human-created works. There are concerns about the implications for future AI-generated content, including potential misuse for copyright trolling.