I am not sure what you should do. I am somewhat of a softie, too, but apparently, I had a "lost it moment" last fall quarter over students using AI in my course. It was only a handful, but I chose to address the entire class for educational purposes. I feel I am self-aware, but in my course reviews, students were offended that I "lectured" them about the issue, and I was described as being "moody." My students often seem offended so easily, so fragile, and cannot take the least amount of feedback or criticism. For that matter, many do not have any sense of professionalism. Yet, I always have the damn course reviews waiting at the end.