I actually think the debate over whether or not AI-generated art should be recognized as art is pointless, for many of the reasons you mention. If it were a matter of individual artists using this tool in isolation I would have no problem with it.

What the techno-utopians who comment on articles like this fail to realize is that they’re considering AI art generators as a neutral tool that has somehow materialized out of thin air. Considered in isolation, it is a promising instrument - but the reality is that such technology is developed and wielded by…

This would be interesting to read in light of the recent revelations about Facebook—I’m guessing that Netflix crunched some numbers and realized that a sizeable enough audience existed for this to justify defending it regardless of whatever PR statements they have made elsewhere. They probably also had some sense that…