Having recently stumbled into Hivewatchers Discord, I'd have to agree with most of what you're saying here. Some of the "abuse" seems little and on occasion years old. should we all be judged by actions of the past or on the content we bring today?
Constant plagiarism/abuse, by all means, should be dealt with, with the most severity, after all, they're "stealing" from all of us on the Hive chain. However, some minor infections could be much better handled with a warning and some forgiveness.
AI brings a new twist to everything, and it's something we'll need to work on to find the "best" use for it, let's be honest it's not going away and chances are more and more people will use it at some point. Hivewatchers have a tough job, there are thousands of posts to check, and even with a team it would be hard to stay on top of everything. Hopefully, communities will rally together, edge out the bad actors and continue allowing quality content to shine on Hive!