Comment by rererereferred

    Toei Animation is looking to utilize AI in areas such as
    storyboarding, coloring, and “color specification,” as
    well as in-between animation and backgrounds.

    The specific use cases mentioned include:
    • Storyboarding: Leveraging AI to “generate simple
      layouts and shooting of the storyboards.”
    • Colors: Employing AI to “specify colors and
      automatically correct colors.”
    • In-betweens: Utilizing AI to “automatically correct
      line drawings and generate in-betweens.”
    • Backgrounds: Using AI to “generate backgrounds from
      a photo.”

Source: https://www.japannihon.com/toei-animation-discusses-ai-use-i...

I think this is fine. The director will still make sure there's no visual artifacts. On the other hand indies will be able to create their own works, maybe with some warts, but better than nothing.