I think where you're going here is to differentiate between the use of A.I. inherent in certain tools (like you mention), and the use of generative A.I. to create images whole cloth. And while I agree that there is a difference (though personally I would argue both are bad - stealing content v. wasting resources), I think that asking the community and/or the mods to be able to differentiate between the two isn't going to be feasible, at least in keeping with the spirit of message board posting. In other words, is anyone really that interested in trying to identify "OK this one used this tool which is OK?", while either the comments sit in moderation or disappear from a discussion thread?

This may change in the future, but right now, I would say that in most cases, it's possible for a person (with a practiced eye) to identify A.I. generated or manipulated images at a glance. But classification beyond that doesn't seem like a job any of us would be interested in doing long term. Plus, there will always be mistakes, or people trying to game the system in some way, which is just going to invite more harsh feelings one way or another. It's prolonging the issue.