"""At the 1983 Academy Awards, Oscar voters declined to nominate [Tron’s] pioneering special effects. Lisberger said it was because they felt using computers as an animation tool was cheating.""" - https://www.moviefone.com/2017/07/08/19-things-you-never-kne...

Who said it's art? It's new and cool and fascinating. That's all.

Contrary to what you wrote, these AI-generated ones aren't replacing the originals. The originals are still there.

Sorry, but I think you're reading way too much into this... it's a fun toy, it's not replacing game art and it's not an "abomination". It's cool and new. That's all.

Of course it is art. The thing that makes it art is the human thought process and intention, regardless of how the final result turns out.

Oh, and the pictures look like shit.