[kopecs]

As a matter of law? Sure it does. Thaler said the image at issue was "autonomously created by a computer algorithm running on a machine". He's been trying to walk that back for the last couple of years though. See Thaler v. Perlmutter, 1:22-cv01564-BAH (ECF #24), D.D.C. (Aug. 18, 2023).

[visarga]

How about selection? If I select the good image from 1000 others? Curation is also a contribution to art.

[dragonwriter]

The argument about whether human selection would make the human the author of the work is irrelevant, because the human in this case isn't claiming authorship, by selection or otherwise.

[ZeroTalent]

I would say curation and editing are much more important than creating the art itself, but that might be a very unpopular opinion.