Every time I'm watching a low budget anime with terrible CGI, I think, wow, if only we could add AI into the mix too.

This is definitely a time I will 100% gladly gatekeep anime. If gen "AI" is used I will 100% say anyone "working" on it isn't part of that industry and is nothing but a pathetic loser not worthy of a job in any real anime company.

Similar sentiments to short form anime. Also towards people who watch either.

I'll stick with what I'll be calling real anime if that future becomes the new normal.

Old man screaming at the cloud in the sky and in the server.

Will exArm get a new season?

Anime on demand! Please no there's already enough trash out there.

I can see how Generative AI can help streamline animation or save man hours for studios that use outsourced animators but this isn't that, this is just "money, more money"

And yet its fanbase will keep dragging it backward

Well, it won't last long. This horror will reach both manga and light novels.

Well, considering that AI could create anime a year ago, albeit with human editing, yes, they can do it now.

Meh, maybe Shonen Jump or other big names might enshitify, but I dont see this technology competing with human artists for limited spots.

Well, considering that people choose what is easier, yes... I just saw some fan adaptations of anime made in a few days with the help of AI and they are no different from if they were made by real large studios.

Easier and much lower quality, limited capability, and very high risk of plagiarism. AI is shit, mate.

I almost agree with you, but I completely support your opinion that AI is crap.