Writers fear USCO uses AI to vet copyright submissions

Creative professionals are raising concerns that the U.S. Copyright Office may be employing artificial intelligence systems to evaluate registration submissions for human authorship. Writers on social media platform Bluesky allege that the agency’s vetting process exhibits patterns consistent with automated screening, potentially creating barriers for legitimate human-created works. These claims remain unverified and have not been officially confirmed by the Copyright Office. The controversy centers on fears that AI-driven evaluation could erroneously flag original human expression as machine-generated, complicating intellectual property protection. Authors report feeling compelled to maintain extensive documentation to prove human creation during registration. This dispute highlights growing tensions between administrative efficiency and creator rights as generative AI proliferates. Legal experts note that current copyright policy explicitly requires human authorship, making accurate distinction between human and AI output critical. The allegations reflect broader industry anxiety about institutional adoption of opaque automated systems in rights administration.