Ah, I think I got the source of misunderstanding: these mechanisms are not automated, but implemented as moderation guidelines and rules.
https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/421831/policy-generative-ai-e-g-chatgpt-is-banned
SO has mechanisms in place to filter out AI-generated content.
Editing any content to reduce its quality is considered vandalism and gets reverted on SO.
Ah, I think I got the source of misunderstanding: these mechanisms are not automated, but implemented as moderation guidelines and rules.