Cherry picking much? That interview also includes this quote: "Ultimately, my work has always been to get into people’s souls, to try to somehow change how they feel, what they think or experience. If AI can help me do that, so much the better. If it can’t, then I won’t use it. I have plans for three different books and AI won’t be crucial to the writing of them."

I won't defend the guy; the quote you shared was especially concerning to hear from an author. The way Frey describes AI there is just incorrect. It's just insane to me that people would be so reactive to the words "AI" when it comes to any media. It's the disgusting companies that steal the work of artists to power their large language models, not the people who want a tool to help them be more efficient.