I look at it from the perspective of a vocalist who can write every facet of a song except the lyrics. Is it really that different from hiring a ghostwriter? I love the idea of an AI (or LLM) that I can infodump my emotions into and it can help arrange those feelings into lines. I feel that has more personal gravity than just having someone else do it. Just my perspective tho.
Laser tech here, toner is bad news for your lungs. It requires a HEPA filter to capture the microscopic toner particles. Laser techs can get a lung illness similar to black lung from years of exposure. That being said, I also service epson stuff, and their new enterprise ink printers are insane. Ink jet prints at 100 pages per minute. Archival ink that doesn’t run even under direct water. It has a lot of flaws, but it gets better with each generation.
Pro tip from a tech: if you aren’t printing literally every day, buy a laser. Even over epson. Keeping a print head from drying out is paramount for ink jets, while toner never has to worry about being dry.