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To make great traditional art you need:
>ability to conceptualize great art
>ability to actually bring your idea to life
>time and energy to put in the work
You only need the first in order to use AI somewhat successfully, and the number of people who have it are far more than the number of people who have all 3.
Plus, the people who aren't quite top tier in the second can use AI to aid them in their traditional art creations to bring their work to a level they wouldn't otherwise achieve, and the people who don't have a lot of time and energy (because perhaps they have a day job or something) can use AI to speed things up enough to be able to put out as many works as a full time artist.
There are so many ways artists can use AI, from basic research and information gathering (I always have ChatGPT search if my ideas are original or have already been explored, which gives me in seconds what would've taken me hours or days), to fast prototyping, to turning sketches into final works and using those for inspiration.
There's no doubt that it will change every artistic field and who gets a chance at success/influence/etc. It already is to a limited extent, with the only obstacles being the ideological refusal of artists to adopt it, and the currently sub-par quality of the output (will likely be good enough in 10 years).