Whether Frankenstein is human or not is the question directly asked by Mary Shelley's book. As in our "making or not" problem, ironically, the answer is neither black nor white, as the monster is alive, yet made of dead flesh, and can be cruel, yet display human-like sensibility.

My point is that the line is blurry. "Configuring" a system with a large amount of parameters can be considered "creating something". A good example is how the knobs on a synthesizer can be tweaked to achieve a peculiar sound.

This is an interesting point. I believe the example provided might offer additional insight if rephrased.

Does the producer create music or simply refine it? Does the answer change when the recording artist is also the producer? What if the artist is not the producer or composer?