One of the difficulties, I think, is that it's very unpopular to be the voice of "I use AI" in the creative industries. Which I'm not saying makes it right to use AI. I actually don't know where any line should be drawn. But it does make it hard to have an open conversation about it.

Fair. I can see niche uses for AI. But in most cases it is totally incompatible with creative work. Writing and thinking are part of the same process. AI harms both parts (it's a crap writer and unoriginal thinker, but also just interrupts)