Someone can reasonably be called an artist if, having listened to thousands of hours of music and training to replicate it, can create a new piece using a reque

Someone can reasonably be called an artist if, having listened to thousands of hours of music and training to replicate it, can create a new piece using a request from a patron — “make me a song that reminds me of my youth in Saxony” or whatever. What’s the difference between that and a GAN transforming the request? It sounds like worrying if submarines swim. Not that I believe computers have quite reached the level that an expert artist does — being able to suggest modifications to a request — but saying they don’t produce “art” also seems incorrect.