I appreciate the argument. It made me think that we might have a “photographs steal your soul” kind of moment here with new technology. Nonetheless, the differ

I appreciate the argument. It made me think that we might have a “photographs steal your soul” kind of moment here with new technology. Nonetheless, the difference is pretty clear here I think. An AI makes the artists style infinitely reproducible by all. A single artist copying an artist’s style is basically what copyright is all about, including the relative straightforwardness of enforcement through ordinary litigation. Whether copyright is or is not being breached by the AI, there’s a paradigm shifting difference in the nature of said AI, perhaps not unlike downloadable digital music on the internet compared physical media.