One of the points Picard made (with regards to Data's violin playing) was that, in choosing two reference performers with radically different styles as his basis, he made a creative choice and created something new.

Unfortunately, we can see how this argument falls apart now in the way that AI slop gets produced.

Picard, looking at modern art: “Pfft, my second officer could paint that.”

IIRC they have a similar discussion following his violin performance. Data laments that while he gave a perfect performance in regards to technique and musicality, he was simply emulating the old masters. Someone (I think Riker?) points out that Data was the one who chose how to combine those old players’ styles together. By blending those old styles together, he had created his own unique style.

If ST:PIC season 1 is cannon for you, he painted originals before his destruction on scimitar. So do with that what you will.

I think the argument is more the one made by Mordin Solus in regard to the Collectors. Is it art? Is it of culture and ‘humanity’? Or drone machines with all of those elements stripped from their code?