I could be misinterpreting things here, but I think it’s too early to say that the copyright issue is adequately resolved. I think it would be more accurate to state that this issue will likely be resolved in the future following the logic of your statement.
Sites like Getty and Shutterstock are reportedly banning submissions containing A.I. generated content over the copyright issue. The issue must be relevant if these sites are taking action over copyright concerns.
The other issue here is that these tools generate imagery by mining content without authorization from their respective creators. Arguably, all artists take inspiration and thus ‘mine’ other artworks to some extent. However, this issue may factor into the copyright problem. If the A.I. generator samples content, then it’s a derivative work of that original artwork, no? If it’s a derivative, should the generator only be allowed to sample from authorized works? Should it be required to give accreditation? Is the original artist owed any compensation?
Is it possible all this impacts the license granted by Epic to these works? I don’t know.
I’ve made several comments on various market items warning others about the issues surrounding ownership of A.I. generated artwork. I’m going to remove these comments as I now realize they contained inaccurate statements.