No, according to Beryl Howell, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/19/23838458/ai-generated-art-no-copyright-district-court

Can’t say I entirely agree. I’ve seen plenty of low effort AI, but I’ve also seen AI that clearly had work put into it, probably a custom LoRA or checkpoint, extensive inpainting and touchups, etc, where they were using AI as a tool to create something new.

What are your thoughts? Does art generated by AI deserve copyright protection?