People are far too willing to believe AI can do anything. How would the AI even have the passwords.

Fear mongering. Remember all the people raging and freaking out about Disney's "AI generated background actors"? Just plain bad CG.

gots to get dem clicks

FUD for clicks

AT headlines aren’t usually so click bait-ey, but capitalism grows like weeds. Every last news article, we’ve GOT to all ask, who does this serve? Who paid for this irresponsible headline to be run? Whose income is it meant to harm?

Every newsroom boss, like every judge, needs to pay for healthcare (at best, or at worst, or whatever will give them access to some billionaire’s climate survival bunker.) This IS late stage surveillance capitalism. Every decision now is based on that.

It's a power grab. They want to gain exclusive control over generative AI by claiming copyright and increase the cost so it won't be free anymore. Then they'll control the means of generation.