While I largely agree with the author's sentiment about not being very interested in AI-generated content, > AI output is fundamentally derivative and exploita

While I largely agree with the author's sentiment about not being very interested in AI-generated content, > AI output is fundamentally derivative and exploitative (of content, labor and the environment) I believe humans do exactly this as well, and to a greater extent. If you asked me to draw a picture of some mountains and rivers there's a pretty good chance it'll be almost the same composition as some Monet or Ansel Adams or other picture that I've seen before and even I won't realize it. It won't be deliberate, that's just how the brain works, it learns patterns and extrapolates them.