Why? If it is an AI generated image, it was generated from a text prompt, by the author of the article. Author had reviewed the image. The image is novel.
As long as this is novel content, it should be parsed, I think.
Maybe it depends. Let's say some thought have gone into writing the prompt, and the image (and image text?) then explains how something works or helps one understand the article better.
Or if the prompt to generate the image, doesn't include anything interesting that isn't in the article already. (F.ex. "generate a nature photo related to this article"?)
Or if the prompt to generate the image, doesn't include anything interesting that isn't in the article already. (F.ex. "generate a nature photo related to this article"?)