The comparison is valid, and to think otherwise is delusional, and you will realize sooner or later that generative models are manipulated by a human being like you manipulate a camera or a paintbrush. What you actually want to say, though not explicitly, is that with AI art you can get good results with little effort compared to, say, using only CSP or Krita, and that somehow this would make the result less "art" (or even not art at all), but it has been a long time since "hard work" was a requirement for making art.
Also no, a xerox machine does not create transformative works ahah
Also no, a xerox machine does not create transformative works ahah