I really enjoyed your debate about AI — I'm glad I brought up the topic in the forum. In the end, I think our perspectives are quite similar. It's not so much about whether we use AI or not, but rather how we use it and for what purpose.
As I mentioned in a previous thread, for me, the fact that a creative element (a drawing, song, or story) is made with AI ALWAYS diminishes its value. That said, I think it's perfectly legitimate to use it to tweak certain details we wouldn't be able to achieve otherwise.
For example, I’ve used it for some illustrations, like the cover of my game, because I feel that by working on elements generated by the AI (obviously, you can’t just use generative AI outputs as-is without refining them thoroughly), I was able to achieve an effect closer to what I was aiming for than if I had done it myself (I’m terrible at drawing).