Short answer:

Art is created by an artist.

Computational art is created by a computer. using probability models, not empathy or emotion driven choices.

Well, you may say that the 'artist' prompted the machine, but that is like saying the muse owns the work.

An artist makes millions of little choices as they sculpt, or paint, or write, or make music, or images. The choices are made from emotions, ideas, visions, a couple of million viewings of other artists, an idea, awareness of impact... and I could continue.

Artists make, remake, refine, change, modify... sometimes they even stop and throw the art away and start over because of those millions of synapses telling them they can do better.

But telling me that is not important anymore makes me sort of chuckle. Of course it is.

Which of these three choices has the most value?

1. A young woman who has worked to become one of the best jazz drummers in the world performing live.

2. A recording of that young drummer.

3. An AI prompt to produce a drum solo in the style of that amazing young drummer.

The drum solo exists in all three sitiations, but the first one IS an artist, the second one is a version of that art that NEVER changes, and the third has no drums, no sticks, no heart, no choices, ne emotional output... just a thing that is an IMITATION of something great.