In the area of copyright, the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has created new legal challenges, notably with regard to the protection and status of works created by AI systems. AI is capable of producing works that appear original and complex, but its legal status as a creator is still debated because AI is not a legal subject that has a will and legal responsibility. This research method uses legal research with primary and secondary legal materials as a reference. This study aims to examine the legal status of AI-generated works and determine who should be recognized as the copyright holder under Law Number 28 of 2014 on Copyright, considering the absence of explicit regulation regarding AI-generated creations. Conclusion of this study are based on copyright principles such as declarative, constitutive, originality, justice, moral rights, and economic rights which are the main basis for maintaining a balance between protection for human creators and technological progress, and seeing the role of humans in creating works produced through the assistance of AI in the form of designing, directing, or controlling the creative process, then AI only functions as a tool in the creation process, while copyright recognition remains attached to humans as the main legal subject. In order for Indonesian copyright law to offer efficient, equitable, and consistent protection with the advancement of artificial intelligence-based digital technologies, adaptive regulatory modifications are required.
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