"If the strength of an AI art model is copying styles but they struggle to mimic them with accuracy, then why do artists react so passionately against attempts at what they perceive as'plagiarism'?

The reason lies in how we perceive art rather than in how we create it. Artists aren’t more worried than writers because they believe AI can perfectly replicate something with which they identify tightly (their own style). Actually, they mock AI art quite often. What they fear is that non-artists (the majority of art consumers) wouldn't care! Times are changing."