Does the Copyright Act apply to AI anymore?

The NewYorkTimes.com asked this question “Artificial intelligence tools are making it faster than ever to reproduce creative work. Does copyright even matter anymore?”  The April 22, 2026 article entitled ” Anthropic’s Leaked Code Tests Copyright Challenges in A.I. Era” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/technology/anthropic-code-leak-copyright.html) included these comments from Reporter Meaghan Tobin:

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