It "looked at" a ton of images of giraffes, and a ton of images of space suits. Ai doesn't actually create anything (not yet) it just mimics stuff in a hopefully recognizable way.
That said? I agree: I don't think it "needs to study CP to make CP" in exactly the way you describe. It can just squash multiple themes together without "studying" that specific set before.
It "looked at" a ton of images of giraffes, and a ton of images of space suits. Ai doesn't actually create anything (not yet) it just mimics stuff in a hopefully recognizable way.
That said? I agree: I don't think it "needs to study CP to make CP" in exactly the way you describe. It can just squash multiple themes together without "studying" that specific set before.