There has been a lot of changes in anime as years passed by... from the art style, animation style, number of episodes, and so on. I have been vocal about liking the late 90s to early 2000s style, but I don't really mind the changes. The future of anime is kind of troubling tbh since the industry isn't very good to the artists and/or animators. It's stressful and they're not well-paid... but I do hope they'd continue to exist and the way they're treated would be better.
Anyway, I suppose there would be more anime adaptation from Korean manhwa/webtoon and Chinese manhua. The art and animation style would be changed as well because the industry is experimenting on CGI like what they did for Slam Dunk movie. (Not a lot of people enjoyed the change, though.)
Whatever the changes may be, I still see myself watching it... if I don't like the new ones, I'd simply rewatch the ones I like... as I always do. haha
There is no perfect system, someone always has to be a victim + if someone has it better, someone has to have it worse. In my lifetime there was a period when animators earned an equal rate, and previously talented ones got better. But they also got a more difficult task.
AI, on the other hand, will only take the simplest jobs, such as buildings, tiles, objects on the 3rd and further planes. Animators and cartoonists who were either just starting out or were untalented. The same in games and movies. AI will not be even partially creative like humans for a long time.
It's sad that AI is taking some artists' jobs away. Some artists specialize in backgrounds, and they're amazing at what they do.
It's true that it's sad, but it's always been that way. And it's also a matter of perspective - who pays attention to what's in the background? I'm guessing that for most people it doesn't matter at all, at least not as long as it's not a big-budget movie/animated series. I've never seen a discussion about it, reviews and movies cover it in 2 max 4 sentences. There will be "a few people" in the world who will care, and most people won't even notice the change.
Well you've got a point... It does make production faster, but I also do art (although just as a hobby)... But I can understand the effort they put on their works... On the bright side, maybe through AI, the artists wouldn't be too stressed especially with deadlines... And the art would be more consistent compared to outsourcing artists or animators, just like what happened in Haikyuu S4... Some art and animation style were laughable. XD
I also do art (writing, not drawing :P), so I understand. Nevertheless, game creators, animators (I saw an interview with some guy who makes anime) agree that AI won't replace them in the workplace for a long time. At most, the least needed employees will leave, and a few "slightly more useful" ones will leave. There's nothing you can do about it. I mean, you can sit down and start crying, but it's better to learn something new.
Welp... that's just how the world changes. XD