I would say it's a matter of input vs output. Using AI to identify the best part of the image to act as input is fine (e.g. where to focus, what to base exposur

I would say it's a matter of input vs output. Using AI to identify the best part of the image to act as input is fine (e.g. where to focus, what to base exposure/white balance on, etc). But if you treat that part of the image differently as part of a function's output, e.g. adjusting color differently on a face vs the rest of the image in post, that's where my sense of distaste kicks in. I'd rather that rely only on local color information (e.g. treating a part of the image differently because it's darker is fine).