If you ignore for a moment that generative image AI will most likely utterly decimate the digital arts industry, it's kind of refreshing to see artistic expressions without the usual Tumblr degeneracy. It only took a blanket ban on explicit sexual content to accomplish this.
I suppose it'll crop up again when the usual suspects(Tumblr degenerates) manage to circumvent the ban on sexual content, but by then AI image generators may be good enough to create 'deep fakes/undress simulacra', removing the demand for illustrated pornographic content altogether.
Another factor of influence is that a new and different demographic is tinkering with artistic expression (through AI.)
I don't think ai will have as large of an impact on digital art as some might think. For a layman it's no more useful than any paintbrush; AI equivalents of the square house, curly smoke, smiling sun. With a strong gloss of shine over it. No, the true artistry is still belonging to the artists and the dedicated. Train the AI the way any artist trains their hand and there's no reason you couldn't join their ranks, technically.
Like the synthesizer to music it's just one more tool and just more art. The human skill will always command a higher price. Do you spend more or less money on a hand carved wooden table than you would the ikea equivalent?