The question seems to boil down to, should a person that triggers automation that generates output be considered the author of that output and deserve compensation for it?
Does a person who presses “Enter” on a computer deserve “compensation” for that?
But it is more than simply pressing enter. It’s rare that a single prompt is going to produce the exact image you’re looking for, so there’s lots of editing, seeing the outcome, repeat. If the outcome is close enough, then further in painting can be used. By that point, there’s been quite a bit of human interaction in the creation.
The question seems to boil down to, should a person that triggers automation that generates output be considered the author of that output and deserve compensation for it?
Does a person who presses “Enter” on a computer deserve “compensation” for that?
But it is more than simply pressing enter. It’s rare that a single prompt is going to produce the exact image you’re looking for, so there’s lots of editing, seeing the outcome, repeat. If the outcome is close enough, then further in painting can be used. By that point, there’s been quite a bit of human interaction in the creation.