that's more or less where I am, although I confess to a little niggle of doubt that definitely takes away from the enjoyment of a piece one suspects. 

With Carter's, I tried pretty hard to give it a shot, and it pulled me in. So I guess that is enough for me?

The cloud of suspicion surrounding AI and art (including literature) is seriously troubling. On Reddit artists are getting accused of AI left and right. At some point we might just have to settle on "I like it and that's that" and stop the witch hunt.

SimpleStacker

yeah, you know, I thought that too, especially because of the images...but I'm brave enough to say that I didn't mind it in this case. It was an entertaining story whether or not he used AI.