But anyhow, this sort of project.. even if announced today, likely started a decade ago in someone's mind. According to archive.org, it's been around at least 3+ years. AI wasn't realistic a decade ago, and even 5 years ago? Not really viable reliability wise.
And of course, AI isn't free... they have to be trained, security updates and software updates and hardware updates over time. I mention all of this, because everyone keeps saying "AI could do this", but could it? Because it's not just "can it do it", but "can it do it as reliably and cheaply"?
People are free. And as you say? People taking part is fun.