The ecosystem is dependent on real people. The idea that audiences are going to just sit by and watch AI generated content without any desire to connect to other human beings is a fundamental misunderstanding of culture.
I wish I had your optimism; given how many people enjoy, praise and share AI content today, I'm worried.
* Completely unrealistic fake rescue videos
* Drawings and photos and paintings presented as own
* Videos which are AI voices from an AI script with AI animations
* And let's not get into the news/"news" aspect of it all
I fear Idiocracy is more in our future, but here's hoping you're right :)