I think what some in this thread are saying is that their companies are actively encouraging employees to sprinkle AI into their workflows, and thus are actively encouraging this behavior. Use of these tools, then, is not deeply insulting or unforgivably disrespectful: It's a mandate from management.
If your boss's boss's boss did an all-hands meeting and declared "We must use AI in our workflows and communications because AI is the future!" and then you complained to your boss that your coworkers were using ChatGPT to reply to their E-mails, they are not going to side with you.
> is not deeply insulting or unforgivably disrespectful: It's a mandate from management.
What kind of logic is this? Is your boss deciding what's dignified or respectful for you? This way of interaction sure is still as disrespectful. The blame is just not (all) on your coworkers then.
The assessment of "unforgivable disrespectful" doesn't rely on actionability, nor requires naive attribution of an offense.
If your boss's boss's boss did an all-hands meeting and declared "We must use AI in our workflows and communications because AI is the future!" and then you complained to your boss that your coworkers were using ChatGPT to reply to their E-mails, they are not going to side with you.