@zalcarik@mastodon.social @mattblaze@federate.social @Manigarm@mastodon.social The difference is the photographer has the "eye" to discover/uncover beauty in their surroundings. They cannot photograph what isn't there (although they can manipulate a fair deal). With AI generated art, the discovery part is crucially less valuable. You can basically say "give me a beautiful composition" and you'll have one, often more intriguing than every day art works, because they don't have the same limitations as traditional artists.