Human vs. Generative AI in Content Creation Competition: Symbiosis or Conflict?

TL;DR

This paper models the competitive dynamics between human creators and generative AI in content creation, proposing a generalized competition framework that predicts stable coexistence and explores implications for the future of online content ecosystems.

Contribution

It introduces a generalized competition model based on the Tullock contest to analyze human-AI content creation dynamics, providing theoretical insights into their potential coexistence.

Findings

Stable equilibrium between human and AI content is possible.

Generative AI can complement human creators rather than replace them.

The model offers strategic insights for managing content ecosystems.

Abstract

The advent of generative AI (GenAI) technology produces transformative impact on the content creation landscape, offering alternative approaches to produce diverse, high-quality content across media, thereby reshaping online ecosystems but also raising concerns about market over-saturation and the potential marginalization of human creativity. Our work introduces a competition model generalized from the Tullock contest to analyze the tension between human creators and GenAI. Our theory and simulations suggest that despite challenges, a stable equilibrium between human and AI-generated content is possible. Our work contributes to understanding the competitive dynamics in the content creation industry, offering insights into the future interplay between human creativity and technological advancements in GenAI.