AI “art” is theft. Doesn’t matter how much time they spend setting up the perfect prompt. It’s not their viewpoint. It’s not their aesthetic or style. They made no decision to go one direction or another. It’s an aggregate of someone ( or many someones) else’s work.
But he didn’t freeze to death. There are sequels to The Giver. Gathering Blue isn’t a direct sequel but in the same universe. I forget the name of the actual sequel.