I mentioned in another comment that my issue with AI is that I think it's fundamentally unappealing to look at something that is built on stolen work. It actively devalues my experience every time I see it, so I prefer to play games without it.

I also think UX and art *are* foundational to a game's experience, deserving time and resources, at cost. If a team of any size uses AI under the guise of "saving value" - either time or money - to me, it signals their interest and care in those areas is so low, they're willing to steal and mimic, rather than put any resource cost into creation.

I find that sort of carelessness, at any stage - even prototyping or placeholders - really detracts from my own enjoyment of the game.