It's important to note my history because so much of the rhetoric and narrative around ai tools at this point paints it's users in a negative light to say the least.  But also because that gives me a perspective from both sides of the argument.  I come from working in 3d programs that take vector data and turn it into pixel-based renderings where I sit tuning values and checking output and developing my images,  I see heavy  parallels between 3D and ai tools.  It also shares a common metaphor with photography because of the "button press" mechanism of triggering a digital/mechanical process that captures an image.  I understand the way these work at a basic level.  I've been creating art with ai generative tools since summer of 2021 so at the time of this writing, have been invested deeply in learning these tools for over 2 years.  I have zero ethical issues using ai tools to create art.  I am the artist of the art I create.