This is a perfect use of AI (LLMs). Hardly anyone wants to write them, and as near as I can tell, nobody except corrupt major media outlets reads them. This effectively puts gibberish into what people at major media outlets consume. Win-win-win.

everytime I see a headline like this, I can imagine Charleston Heston screaming "Soylent Green is made of people"

The AI is made out of (trained) on the work of humans. Should they receive some compensation?

Just playing Devil's Advocate here...