I love that. You and I are similar in that I also want to work on 2D games. I've loved working with pixel art for years, and now that I'm learning game dev skills, it feels so good to see my little silly ideas come to life.
I recently picked up a Godot bundle course from Humble Bundle that has a TON of information. I'm not nearly any near completed lol. My friend, who told me about the Humble Bundle and Game Jams on Itch.io, and I joined our first game jam last weekend and I decided to join another this weekend.
I also watch some videos on certain things that aren't covered in the courses.
I guess if you are gonna use AI, that is one of the better ways to do so lol