[chii]

> If any output is a direct reproduction of a copyrighted input that output is copyright infringement

so by that standard, why isnt photoshop a copyright infringement? You can use it to create a copy just the same.

[TimPC]

Photoshop isn’t a copyright infringement inherently but producing an infringed image with photoshop is still infringement. Much the same way AI is not inherently infringement but any production of infringing content by the AI is still infringement.