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In response to the question you began with, I guess AI might make some (not necessarily bad) difference, if it becomes one of the tools poets habitually use to arrive at whatever version of their poem they prefer. I find that idea interesting, albeit not personally appealing. When I write formal, rhyming work, I often turn to Rhymezone to generate options for me that I might not otherwise have thought of. This is a form of AI I think, if only very basic. But it's a tool. And one thing beyond debate (I fondly think) is that poets of different ages have different tools at their disposal. I rather like this idea. There might equally be AI edit tools that would allow poets to see certain flaws of, say, repetition, or grammar. An edit tool could throw up suggestions for increasing assonance or alliteration or any of the rhetorical tricks. But I agree with your general tenet. AI is not a threat. No more than the rest of the multitude.