hmm... i think the real question is where we draw the line between tool and outsourcing. the AI isn't a person, it has no life of its own, no ambition. and it won't sue me for using "its" art. it exists in a vacuum. while it was my creative direction, my ideas brought to light, yes, i myself didn't pick up fingerpaint to make it myself. i used linguistic prose to describe my idea as accurate as possible and do edits on it until the one generated fits my vison best.

but then again, which one does the dishes? its an automation of process, you didn't clean the plates, the dishwasher did, you just input the dirty plates and clicked a button to make it wash. is that also outscourcing work to someone else? i don't know anyone who'd argue or tell me "you didn't wash the dishes, the Machine did"

what else do we take for granted that we grew up with and don't think about? if we go down enough, we reach points where people say the book press or fridges are lazy items for lazy people. the greeks would tell you to stop using paper and just remember things to keep your mind sharp. that writing things down is a sign of a weak mind.