The real problem is that the internet is being littered by AI generated articles and blog posts. Optimizing your SEO has never been easier because how quickly it can analyse key words / trends etc. This process used to be extremely time consuming- not anymore.
So now we have content that is generated for the sole purpose of getting traffic and serve no real value, competing with actual genuine sources. That's why we're seeing a shift in our search results.
Ideally search engines now have to adapt and learn to differentiate between "real" and AI generated content. but just like global warming I fear we've gone beyond the point of no return, and must suffer the consequences.
I hope so - but I have my doubts. In many cases it's already impossible for a human to differentiate between A.I generated- and real content. This applies to both image and text.
While I'm on the subject; data poisoning is an interesting idea. If what the researchers behind the tool is true, it may change how copyright laws work on visual content.