Raw LLM Responses

I remember people used to criticise digital artists because they were "cheating" and it wasn't "proper art". It's funny how these perspectives change. I've always felt digital artists are still artists, they just use more sophisticated tools, like using a brush is just an improved version of slathering paint on the end of a stick. I've used AI generators as a tool to kick-start my brain at the start of a project, but I've not used that output beyond inspiration, any more so than if I'd search Google looking for reference photographs and art to inspire me. To me generative AI is a problem when it's used as the start and end point with no input from a person.