New shape filling and pattern generating tools are available in Illustrator, powered by Adobe’s latest Firefly Vector AI model. by Jess Weatherbed Jul 23, 2024, 1:00 PM UTC ...

Generative Shape Fill, Text to Pattern, and other new features are part of Adobe's Firefly suite, a collection of AI libraries that have added multiple features to Photoshop, Illustrator, and ...

So while Illustrator's AI feature did generate a vector image, it didn't create all the vectors logically, so that someone who doesn't use Illustrator could easily manipulate the image.