Fuck AI

You are overthinking the details by taking examples far to literally and applying them too broadly.

Just like if I used text prompt of an AI and created some art (assuming it doesn’t make it goofy). You’d believe that I was a great artist.

I would think the same thing as I would if you used google search and presented some artwork someone else made as your own. Typing a text prompt into an AI generator is the same thing as typing words into a search engine.

Passing off someone else's work as your own might fool someone into thinking you were a great artist, but that doesn't make you an artist.

Would cover bands be artists or musicians? If all they could do was follow the “recipe”? If they add some additional cheese.

Cover bands can also play other songs beyond what they choose to for the cover band, because they are musicians. Do you think they are limited to only that one band's songs?