The way AI is being used and looked at is rapidly changing. AI tools have transcended from "slop" to a tool for creative professionals to utilize in the workspace.

AI Art tools are useful for creative people who are not 100% ambulatory with their hands or creative process, which now means that a large population of people who were unable to manifest their creativity, are now able to do so with ease. 

AI allows the missing elements in their creaive process to complete the creative process. Think of it like the missing frog DNA in Jurassic Park that was used to fill in the DNA sequencing. The AI fill in the missing components of their creaive process.

Artists who utilize AI will be more likely to profit from their art, using availble tools to create products and market them. Higher production equal higher profits.