I completely disagree that it is not using anything that identifies the universe. The visual language of Star Wars is very strong, and even besides the obvious storm troopers this show captured it in its' production design in a way that very few recent introductions have.
I would argue that almost any frame could be immediately identified as star wars even if you hadn't seen the show.
AI in the computation sense can refer to any system that appears intelligent. This includes simple logic. It seems to be you that is confusing AI with Machine Learning.