Why Japan's animation industry has embraced AI

It makes no sense not to. It'd be like artists not embracing using computers to animate their shows, sticking to hand drawing every single frame instead. It'd be like people not embracing cars, sticking to using horse and carriages.

AI tools can be used to streamline processes and help make things faster and better. Anyone refusing to use them out of misguided principles or morals is going to get left behind. If I can make a cartoon in 25 minutes using AI tools while it takes you 25 days to make the same thing at the same or lower quality, I'm going to win.