I really don't care about the AI ad I just came to the forums because I knew people would be malding.
I don't get why people are upset, if you hate AI companies the ad being on the site means they have to pay mangadex, so less money for the AI company and more money for Mangadex.
Having an ad on a site has never been an endorsement and definitely doesn't mean AI is involved in this site in anyway.
And if you're just upset at the possibility of people clicking on the link because they're interested in something related to AI then sorry to say but people are free to like different things than you.
Anyway I hope Mangadex doesn't remove it, anticipating a lot of ❌