[dylan604]

well, you use a remote shutter release or a timer, and remove all ambiguity by removing the friend.

there's a scene in one of those Matthew McConaughey romcoms where he plays a photog. The crew has a scene completely setup up and ready to go so that he just walks in, hits the shutter release one time, and then walks away with little care as job is done. He's now credited for that photo, yet did the least effort possible. (that scene isn't too far off while only slightly hyperbolic)

[Tadpole9181]

Then a machine took the photo and it can't be copyrighted, apparently. These rules are totally arbitrary.

[I-M-S]

All rules are totally arbitrary and commanded by those holding the power to their benefit.

[sejje]

The machine took the photo either way, in fact. Whether you press the instant shutter button, or delayed one. And the film is what responds to the scene.

It seems almost directly analogous to asking the AI for an image that you imagine.