npub1syxu4uf04sz5zaxksa69azxns2v58kuhg0ns7j4yqeg3x0m0aurqngd6lz (npub1syx…d6lz) I called it weak as it was in essence a straw man - you used prosaic description as the basis for saying that generative art was just collage on a larger scale.
Many artists need to use their artistry to pay bills. How unfit copyright is as a law is a separate discussion, but artists have to use what protections they have to not be exploited by powerful corporations.
A collage requires only the images it uses. Generative art requires ALL the images in its training set for its model.