Some people are sparing about that one "AI" anime again. I wanted to explain my thoughts since my thoughts change a lot on this kinda shit.
The way that studio handled it is probably the best way to go about it. They used their own data and everyone consented and got paid. It was what I hoped it would be used as, not a replacement for humans like a lot of corpos and their dickriders want it to be.
I haven't really heard any discussion about the show besides niche circles and will probably be forgotten with other seasonal shit. If anything, hatred for AI is going to astroturf it to hell and back.
Advertisements for the series were kinda misleading.
Since the show uses 3D models with basically a filter on top, it has some of that low-budget 3D wonkiness to it. People are drawn to anime now, since the western field has basically killed any creative juices and talent it had for sequels and remakes.
People in those communities like those who are talented, and there are those who watch for the sake of that, same shit for manga. I could see low-hanging fruit using this kind of thing often, but for bigger, more popular studios, maybe a small amount.
I think amerifag artists are more cooked than the ones over in Japan. Western studios practically committed suicide.