Ruling sparks debate on AI technology

Court says image generated by software is artwork under copyright protection

A court ruling that recognized the copyright of an image generated via artificial intelligence, together with other recent cases involving AI, has highlighted the need to regulate the application of the fast-developing technology and triggered public discussion.

The ruling made by a Beijing court was included in the capital's annual judicial work report, which Kou Fang, president of the Beijing High People's Court, delivered to the Beijing People's Congress last week.

Kou said the landmark decision by the Beijing Internet Court in late November had set standards and market rules for new technologies.