Is AI art automation or a tool?

Hi everyone -- I'm building my Substack in public these days, and wanted to share the issue for this week: it's about AI art. I got a huge response to my piece on the same topic last week -- including over 130 comments on Reddit complete with doxxing. I made a follow-up piece responding to that feedback, drawing a distinction between using generative AI as a tool and using it as automation. https://posttruth.substack.com/p/the-line-between-automation-and-tools