On a writer's group, a man lamented about AI taking over the world. Another popped up saying how he could teach how to write a book with AI and even suggested which AI program did books better. I told the second man I would remember his name and never read his work. He said he justified it as feeding his family. I meant what I said. He didn't care.

People are in this business for different reasons. Some will cheat. Some prefer to remain pure. Some do it for the money. Others do it for the art. Others do it for legacy. We can't change how someone thinks. We can only be true to ourselves.