I think my main issue with AI synths and some of the culture surrounding them is that, to me, when someone uses an AI synth it really becomes about the way the software/creators envisioned the voice/character, but with a non-AI synth it becomes more about how the user envisions the voice/character. Maybe it’s just some toxic Synth V fans, but it’s almost like AI is bringing us back to the early Vocaloid days, when there was less focus on the musicians and more on the characters. Just my two cents.