I have some thoughts on this topic too. I know it's lazy to post links but it's the best response I can make. https://medium.com/mlearning-ai/sorry-generating-ai-art-does-not-make-you-an-artist-108fe16d4de7

And this one explores what it means to be an artist:

https://medium.com/mlearning-ai/what-is-an-artist-36f789b0f521