[QuantumGood]

We saw a trickle of decent new young-to-middle-aged talent that was prompted in part by heavy marketing of VO training 20 years ago—many weren't sure what it was.

But the animation and video game and social media meme generation knew from near birth was voice acting was, and the "instant success" of the early pandemic driving huge numbers to establised VOs on online marketplace led to the next marketing glut: "Look how I easily I make $10,000/mo".

The ease of (starting on) the marketplaces, the rise of the least-talented at age of "I want to do this", most interested in voiceover generation combined with the get-rich-quick from home just blitzed everywhere with no-quality, no business skill newbies. Just an astonishing locust storm, and virtually all of the "how to" information they are consuming is out-of-date, leading to a lowering of already low business skills. As you say, the difficulty seen in finding a good VA gives a different picture than too many buyers want AI. Almost all the NON buyers want AI.