The irony of atheists turning against AI after hoping it would undermine faith

As salam alaykum. I recall before the pandemic, so many online discussions asked whether robots should get human rights if they ever acted like they were truly sentient. Most people said yes, maybe AI with that kind of awareness deserved the same protections. I couldn't shake the feeling that behind those opinions was a hope: if AI could mimic human consciousness, it might deal a blow to religion-or at least weaken arguments about souls and human uniqueness. Now, post-pandemic, AI has advanced so much it can make ultra-realistic images, videos, and voices. It can generate art and animations, though still imperfectly. This has led to mass job losses in creative fields. Suddenly, many liberals have flipped on AI. Maybe they didn't think it would hit the industries they dominate-art, music, poetry-so soon. They've become so worried that they see generative AI where it doesn't even exist, sometimes even turning on each other. It reminds me of historical moral panics. As a Muslim artist, I dislike the fitnah and creative decline this brings. But part of me feels a strange sense of relief seeing the very thing some hoped would discredit faith now causing them distress. A note for my fellow Muslims: we must be cautious with generative AI for creative use. It can quickly produce fake surveillance clips or phone photos, mimic voices, and spread false accusations, fitnah, or scams. High-end editing existed before, but it took immense skill and time-now, anyone can do it fast. It's puzzling when some say this AI is halal while lab-grown meat is not.