I disagree. It's not a potential avenue for further investigation. Imo ai should always be consulted
If I wanted to consult an AI, I'd consult an AI. "I consulted an AI and pasted in its answer" is worse than worthless. "I consulted an AI and carefully checked the result" might have value.
But I'm not interested in the AI's point of view. I have done that myself.
I want to hear your thoughts, based on your unique experience, not the AI's which is an average of the experience of the data it ingested. The things that are unique will not surface because they aren't seen enough times.
Your value is not in copy-pasting. It's in your experience.