“Will the US Copyright Office’s AI stance create more problems than it solves?”

Mike Word was quoted in the World Intellectual Property Review article “Will the US Copyright Office’s AI stance create more problems than it solves?”. In the article, Word discusses the U.S. Copyright Office’s approach to AI-assisted artworks. He argues that treating AI as a co-author and applying joint authorship principles is a flawed analogy, as AI systems cannot advocate for their contributions like human co-authors. Word also warns that this stance will create enforcement challenges and legal uncertainty, ultimately leading to more problems than it solves, and urges the office to treat AI as a tool rather than a co-author.