Tesla and Warner Bros. Seek Dismissal of Blade Runner Copyright Lawsuit Over AI Image

Tesla, led by CEO Elon Musk, along with Warner Bros. Discovery, has requested a California federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from Alcon Entertainment. The suit accuses the electric vehicle company of utilizing an artificial intelligence-generated image that allegedly infringes upon the movie “Blade Runner 2049” in their promotion of an autonomous taxicab. Tesla and its co-defendants argue that the depiction, described as a “familiar post-apocalyptic scene,” does not fall under copyright protection. For more details on this unfolding legal matter, the original article outlining Tesla and Warner Bros.’s stance can be read here.