Ai everywhere, at some point I guess you'd get desensitized enough that when you see it, you'd sigh but wouldn't care.

I read through some stories here, looking for one who clicks with me that I can comment on, not particularly the image (since this isn't an art or picture group but the words.)

I do understand the bias against AI images, heck sometimes I use them myself when what I'm trying to create on Canva isn't working out or I don't have a random picture taken myself or from pixabay to help clear the stump

Let's see if chat can make a better one?

Sometimes they do, sometimes I settle.

Yet again, I do notice that the posts I comment on, majority don't have an AI image😂😂
Or if they do, the stories are extremely good, example is your story here which is simply marvelous.
So I do understand your fear on the author's genuity.