I agree 100%. I find Ai manipulative even when it's as cute as a cat saving a baby chick. Which is why I'm trying to perceive of a way we can fight it. If we can't stop it? I try to vet news posts before I respond.
How do you vet a video that looks real? Maybe that is the solution. Tell us how.
There is no positive AI creation. Even if the subject is positive, it comes at such a negative cost.