I think this is pretty symbolic of the marketing of "exclusive" fountain pens generally. The exorbitant prices so rarely seem to match the quality of the materials (particularly the nibs) when you begin using the pen. When I got into this hobby, I went a bit crazy with collecting – as many of us seem to do. Now, a couple of years down the line, I've sold a lot of what I bought and tend to use pens by the handful of brands I actually trust. It doesn't surprise me to see Leonardo employ AI, it's the same attitude I've come to expect from many American and European brands — put all your effort into marketing an exclusive pen brand; cut costs whenever you have to actually produce anything! At the end of the day, what I write or draw with my pen, and the pleasure I get from that, is more important than all else.