• Can AARON be Warhol?

Can AARON be Warhol?

Ana Ramalho, PhD
assistant professor of intellectual property law

AARON is an artificial intelligence system which creates paintings. Its paintings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, and private collectors have paid considerable sums for AARON’s art. But who should be considered the author of AARON’s creations? Can AARON have intellectual property rights just like those of human creators?

Image: 040502 (2004) AARON, artificially intelligent painter