Thanks for playing and for the actual constructive take on the AI use. I should say that I would LOVE to have real art instead. The main issue is that even with asset packs, it's hard (near impossible) to completely source art that I need so that it's all a relatively consistent style across the entire game. The ideal scenario is I find someone who can create it as a free/revshare contributor, as I work on this mostly for fun myself. I understand the reality, though, that I can't ask for so much time commitment like that of a stranger.
Lemme put it in practical terms: if you want that ideal scenario of someone making art for you, you'll have a tougher time finding someone when you're known to use AI art instead of free placeholder assets given its impopularity among artists.
Anyway, that's all from me, I'm sure you'll figure out what standards you want to be known for, whatever they may be.