Am I an artist if I let Midjourney create an image for me
Some of the work people put into getting Stable Diffusion to create the results they want takes plenty of time and skill. But event then I would say that putting in time and skill is not strictly required to make art.
You can absolutely be an artist using generative AI, but you of course wouldn't be a painter if you use generative AI.
In this example you can be an application developer but still not a programmer.
There are two answers:
a) No, that only proves you can type. b) Yes, you are an artist just like everybody else.
People can stretch the definition however they like since there is no hard acceptance of where the line is drawn. Sure the general term musician means a person who plays/creates music. A person who hums can be a musician.
However in my own opinion, I disagree. DAWs are not instruments in themselves. The main functionality of a DAW is in recording, arranging, and mixing audio. They are the digital equivilent of a tape recorder and manual cut/splice process. They have evolved to include many software add-on emulations of instruments and packages around the production process: synths, pianos, mastering tools, additional recording tools, etc. Using a DAW does not make you a musician, but using provided instrumentation in a DAW can make you become a musician.
Doing so helped me become a better assembly programmer.