i’m a painter who doesn’t paint. i’m a writer who doesn’t write.

what do you actually do, says the skeptic.

i’m a prompt artisan, says the creator of this ‘art.’

so, you just type text into a box?

yes.

but when i type artist into google it spits me back this definition: "a person who creates art, such as painting, writing, music, or sculpture, using conscious skill and creative imagination.’ you aren’t creating anything–the AI is the creator. at best, you’re just influencing what they create with words.

whatever.

so, if i fuck an artist and tell him that his song would be better in B minor, then i’m a creator?

whatever.