I've read horror stories from educators who say almost all their students are using AI to write essays. It feels like a concerted effort to drive people towards fascism by taking away their ability to read, learn or think critically.

my experience in that role for ABC NEWS, the primary imperative of any TV show, including news, is to entertain their audience once TV News became an entertainment medium, and not a loss leader after the Cronkite era. Anyone interested in understanding how and why that occurred should read Neil

Postman's classic book "ENTERTAINING OURSELVES TO DEATH". Once revenue maximization is the news departments primary goal, you can't insult your audience. Instead, you use "experts" who legitimate whatever is the current narrative their audience believes to be true.