Glen ,
Thanks for raising this extremely important topic
In reference to BlurXterminator ( AI based ) ……..
At least the developer of Startools, my post processing software, has maintained his stance on keeping Astrophotography post processing “real” not “fake”
Below is a link I posted a few weeks back , it’s long but worth a read
https://forum.startools.org/viewtopic.php?t=2746
PS: Raymo , you’ve probably seen more changes over the past + 60 years in Astronomy than anyone on this forum and I guess it may sadden you to some extent. But I’m sure this “fake” stuff won’t last the test of time and hopefully in a couple of decades we will still be enjoying the night sky like we do now
Cheers
Martin