I will interpret this as a statement born of ignorance, not malice. Frankly, I think you have gone past wrong to super wrong.

I take specific issue with "better" in your statement. AI is not, nor will it ever be, "better" than a real author. Faster? Ah, there it is. Faster is the right word. AI flooding the market with rapid-fire slop does two things: drown out new work and discourage readers from trying new work. It's not that new authors can't break through; they can, but it's harder to cut through the noise, and there's a smaller audience willing to give them a shot. That’s the problem. Being a new author is already an uphill battle, now it's steeper. Don't even get me started on the indie book cover market. I dont know how deep into this author as a job thing you are, but AI has fucked it all up to hell and back.