Using rating stars for automated photo culling can be helpful, but it is not the only consideration for determining which photos to keep or discard. There are many factors that can influence the quality of a photo, such as lighting, composition, subject matter, and personal preference.
AI photo culling is so far not good at rating these factors but can assess the image quality from a technical perspective (exposure, sharpness, sometimes composition, but the latter is arguable).
Therefore, relying solely on rating stars for automated photo culling may not produce the desired results and it is important to consider other factors as well.
The automated photo culling happens, by definition, before the post-processing of the “good” images. This means that eventually, there are only 2 kinds of images: to be post-processed or not (archived or deleted). OK it can be more complicated: you can also “flag” the “best images”, these “favourites” images you want to post-process right away and publish ASAP. Because we are emotionally involved in photography. But applying rating stars is something to rather do after the post processing. If not months after publishing them…