Yeah, digital is completely different than film. If I want an action shot digitally, I can take 50 shots in ten seconds and it costs me basically zero, depending how you interpret it. There's some prorated cost of the equipment that works out to the same amount as it would if I took 1 shot every time instead. (Digital cameras do wear, but the value decreases a lot more just with time passed as new stuff comes out.) I sure as hell couldn't take 1500 shots on one trip like I can with a digital one. Most are never going to be processed, but that's perfectly fine. It allows a lot more experimentation and the ability to catch very brief moments.
Generative AI is the same to digital as digital was to film. You can make way more with way more variety way more quickly. It doesn't really mean anything until you compare finished products.