You know, might be just me but, is there not a huge irony that some whales want to ban an emerging technology from use on a platform that is built on emerging and sometimes controversial technology?
A complete ban is not only pretty much impossible but will hinder continued growth of the platform. I know some of the whales consider content creation a nuisance but really, it's what has brought most of the current users in and continues to be the draw.
Taking the approach of transparency when it's used and then let people choose to upvote or not is a more sane approach. Medium's policy on it is failure to disclose the use of AI could get an account sanctioned.
As for the AI detection tools, their accuracy is spotty. And really, some smart cookie could use an accurate tool and have the AI rewrite until the tool doesn't detect itself. Sounds crazy but not impossible. The AI continues to learn as its used.
I think we're better in the long run to encourage appropriate use and then come down on those who are found to abuse it.