Hey man. I don't have time to read all of this right now, but i want in on this discussion.

I have complicated feelings about AI. I don't know if I can approach it from a neutral position, but just to get a foot in, there's arguably a skill to getting AI to put out what you want, and someone who takes the time to use it as a tool to craft what turns out to be a quality post isn't really any different than someone who uses a printing press rather than writing it out by hand. I see this as an integration of technology as much as an exploitation of it. I have to get back to work, now, but this isn't the full extent of my thoughts on this. I think this is a very large and broad discussion that probably isn't going to have a completely solid piece of ground to stand on, on either side, lol.