What a generative model makes is a replication of art rather than art, because it can only imitate or average the choices human makers have already made.

American science-fiction writer

Their wordsOne is to take an average of the choices that other writers have made, as represented by text found on the Internet; that average is equivalent to the least interesting choices possible, which is why A.I.-generated text is often really bland.

Australian songwriter and writer

Their wordsWhat ChatGPT is, in this instance, is replication as travesty. ChatGPT may be able to write a speech or an essay or a sermon or an obituary but it cannot create a genuine song.