I pursued a random shower thought about that's exactly what the title says and did some further readings on the matter.
Here are some key points that I reflected on:
The perception of value more important than reality and this applies to AI Generated Content
There's a reason why creators don't specifically highlight or "forget' to include that they used AI assist in the description. It's because organic content feels more natural. There's still a market for purely AI generated content but it becomes saturated quickly because if everyone can do the same special thing, then no one gets to be special at doing the same thing.
I think people wouldn't want to pay premium to consume content that's generated by AI but it becomes palatable if production was hybrid between human mind x AI.
Content creators that become famous for having no AI assist or minimal AI assist earned to be at the peak.
Imagine the landscape where attention is the currency and every account is out to offer a product to get your attention. Trying to do things old school like handcrafting stuff, or livestreaming a skill is tough. Let's be realistic, how many streamers actually survive long enough to monetize their content? It's already a content between other streamers then what about adding AI content that could also take away live viewers from others.
You're competing with machines that respond to prompts in seconds to splurge out near novel scenarios on the fly. You're mostly marketing you, and what exactly is it that's special about you that you should be confident about?
It's storytellers that will thrive.
Art in any age throughout history gets noticed because of the backstory. The Mona Lisa would probably not be as popular as it is now if nobody knew how it came to be. Because if we're just talking about skill in depicting realism, there are countless paintings out there from unknown artist throughout the ages that show peak craftsmanship but the artists weren't famous when they were alive. But due to their lives retold, the value of their works tend to rise posthumous.
If you're still alive retelling your art journey and it sells, you got it. It still applies today but expect the next generation would have it harder due to how algorithms control visibility and you have to learn how to play the AI algorithm game to get somewhere.
Trying to prove your content isn't AI will be a norm.
I've seen artists I knew for years before AI was a thing get accused of using AI generated content. Some of them incorporated AI into their process but that's a different story. For some that stuck with their craft and just refined their style to new heights, they struggle now because people aren't trained to spot the differences with how good AI generated content is now.
Entertainment where it requires a display of empathy, social connection, and anything depicting human qualities will still sell.
This includes variety shows, gag shows, and anything that caters to a market of audience that want to escape machine generated content. No matter how good the chatbot answers all your queries, it can't provide the human connection you'd want. To rely on chatbots for connection seems like the beginning stages of pathology.
I like to imagine the future now.
Thanks for your time.