Oh yeah, no doubt I would consider that "art" (very nice, too! :)). I think there may be a line in the amount of effort it takes. The AI art I'm talking about is the stuff that's done in a few seconds from a single prompt. But I understand that some artists are going through tons of iterations before getting to a 'look' that they want.

I can kind of make myself believe in it more if I think of it through the lens of fashion. To be fashionable, to express yourself through clothing, doesn't require you to make the clothes yourself. What we put together, what we "create" is the outfit, the ensemble.