Work of Art in the Age of Image Generative Reproduction

Conversations around AI are messy. Observations about Large Language Models morph into observations about Image Generators. Aesthetic critiques against AI art get twisted into ethical concerns about the technology. Machine learning computer science, metaphysics, law, and art criticism all merge into one discourse demogorgon. This graphic novel only looks at one thin strand of that discourse, asking the questions: what are the prevailing motivations behind the production of image generators, and how do they intersect with modern copyright law in the Philippines?