No, I don't want a gold star, I want a robot that can draw for me when I want something done.

I'm not trying to pretend AI image generation is art. I have no interest in that question right now.

What I'm saying is that it's completely unreasonable to ban a tool that ordinary people find massively useful and empowering to protect people who have training and talent.

Billions can't make the images in their heads real to protect the class privilege of a few hundred thousand professional artists worldwide?

No.