I oversimplified that point a bit for brevity's sake, but I'd say I agree that some level of creative input from the human operator should be required in order

I oversimplified that point a bit for brevity's sake, but I'd say I agree that some level of creative input from the human operator should be required in order for the work to be copyrightable. If I draw a black 100px*100px square in MS paint that's not copyrightable, nor should typing "dog" with a seed of "1" into Stable Diffusion be. But as soon as even the smallest level of creative input is involved, yeah it should be copyrightable. Also, kinda beside the point, but: > I wouldn't get copyright if I told a human artist "draw a dog". If they were working for hire, yeah you absolutely would.