I've always been interested in the precedents of technological innovation in art. And I think that I found a pretty interesting article. It recounts the disruption that photography caused to classical art. I think you could apply this same feeling to digital art nowadays. I have a breakdown of the first couple of chapters:
https://vimeo.com/1188390797?fl=ip&fe=ec
But for the whole article: https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/benjamin.pdf
I remember reading a post that looked into the essay, The Work of Art in the Age of Machine Generation. It basically talks about how the introduction of mechanical reproduction, such as woodblock printing and photography, fundamentally changed the way we perceive originality and authenticity in the art world. At the time, the post was talking about NFTs. But now, I'm relating it to AI, because the essay talks about how the introduction of Photography was a large disruption to the authenticity of art, such as oil paintings. I notice an echo of concern regarding AI.
https://vimeo.com/1188390797?fl=ip&fe=ec This is a short breakdown and my interpretation of the essay.