Marcus, I think you have your answer in the stats you're showing. 38K reads, less 20K from members means 18K readers from outside Medium's membership. Medium is looking for new blood and will sacrifice just about everything to get them. If an AI article brings in 1000 new members then hey, that's cool. It's like finding a $1000 about 6 inches from a driver's license. One could assume - two separate events. The license fell at 2pm and the $1000 say at 3pm, so taking the money without calling the name on the license - technically not a problem. It could happen. 😆