Bob Ross was a content creator, and I would like to think if he were alive he'd still be painting, just using a different platform to share. I don't think he would care one bit if people made AI art as long as they were happy and kind.
Exactly. I was trying to show that the AI part of it is irrelevant. There are plenty of 'AI content creators' that create amazing things.
The pernicious bit in content creation is the inherent chasing of money, views and clicks.