I actually do disagree with you on the whole image thing. I'm a sucky artist I will be the first to admit that. I can take a decent picture, and I feel like I am pretty creative when it comes to putting words together. Writing prompts to have images generated is a completely different art form though. I've tried it a couple of times and I can never quite get it right. Some might argue there is simply a formula to it that I haven't figured out yet, but as I said, I feel it is more of a skill, just like putting brush to canvas.
That being said, I'm not a fan of AI generated text and AI comments completely defeat the purpose for me. It's a clear money grab plain and simple. If they actually cared about the content they would have written a comment themselves.
If you credit the AI, tag it as AI, and decline reward for content you did not create, I'm less offended. If you use AI to generate an illustration for an original article, and credit the AI as you would another artist's image, I'm OK with it. Other people may have differing opinions, but those are my personal standards.
I would agree with that. AI text is a non starter for me, but I feel AI images are valid as long as they are credited properly.
I think it is more like a practice thing - a process thing. Would you call being able to change the timer on a microwave as a creative process? Because you can do it and your parents can't, does that make you more creative than them?
I don't mind AI art as a header or support, but pretending it is creative, or valuable content by itself is annoying.
I can see that point of view. It's definitely interesting. I think a lot of people wouldn't consider writing a blog post as creative either though. I really do feel there is a little bit of art to finding the right combination of words in the right order to get the desired result. It wouldn't be the first time a technical process has been described as an art. Some people consider coding an art after all.