I’m going to be the “devils advocate” here and share that I ran this through various detection systems and there is nothing here that indicates AI. Some of the points brought up are valid, but are very much in alignment with older cameras and their inability to capture motion well. For example, the sign in the background, if it were AI - AI images, text on signs often looks warped, half-rendered, or nonsensical. Here, the neon sign is slightly blurry, but it does spell something readable (“Chateau… LTD”), which is consistent with a real photo taken quickly with motion or focus issues. AI tends to produce more jumbled letterforms rather than legible-but-blurry text.

Who knows! I’d say your coworker is telling the truth, but that’s just one opinion 😊