"AI enthusiast" is an equally crude word for people who happened to use a tool in authoring their project.
That answer your question?
Or maybe you don't actually have stakes in this situation and don't understand why people who put their passion into their projects might be frustrated? Or does your bucket of "AI people" not include people who put heart and soul into their work?
You asked the question in your opening comment and framed it as "fair question", so I'm not sure why you're surprised by the answer.