"I prowled the streets all day, feeling very strung-up and ready to pounce, determined to “trap” life — to preserve life in the act of living. Above all, I craved to seize, in the confines of one single photograph, the whole essence of some situation that was in the process of unrolling itself before my eyes" Henri Cartier Bresson. The Decisive Moment
"I crafted queries all day, feeling a sense of urgency and anticipation, determined to “guide” intelligence — to nurture intellect in the act of thinking. Above all, I yearned to capture, within the confines of one single prompt, the whole essence of some conundrum that was in the process of unraveling itself before my mind" Alexander Turington. The Guiding Query
Also consider movies and video, where you could have hours or days of footage from which to choose stills.
The act of choosing in all these cases is critical to creativity, and the same is true when you choose what to prompt an AI with or which AI generated image to display or publish.
Duchamp really did have the last word on this with his Fountain[1] over 100 years ago.