Does Google’s helpful content update penalize AI content?

Dig deeper: AI can’t write this: 10 ways to AI-proof your content for years to comeCan Google detect AI content? Contrary to popular belief, the helpful content update was not a response to AI content. At this point, we've looked at two kinds of AI content: 100% AI content output and edited AI content. So, does Google penalize AI content? Does Google penalize AI content?