AI has becomea powerful tool for creating images, videos, music, and other forms of art.

Some artists claim AI art relies on databases of human-made artworks often used without permission or credit.

Someartists have even foundtheir own artworks being reproduced by AI art apps, sometimes with their signatures still visible.

A concept of computer generated AI artwork.

A concept of computer generated AI artwork.Emrah Turudu / Getty Images

After listening to criticism, Magma embraced the new technology instead of yanking the AI tools.

“Developing solutions to bring value to and for artists is the challenge.

A recentUS copyright officeruling states that works created with AI are copyrightable as long as theres human ownership.

An artist working on a tablet computer.

An artist working on a tablet computer.d3sign / Getty Images

So the question there is, who really owns the rights to the work?

Is it theft of someone’s original work if it is altered in some way?

I believe to an extent, it is.

However, one may argue that it’s possible for you to do this in real life as well.