As as side project I actually started online AI art gallery called Art Supreme. If you like please check it out: https://www.art-supreme.com or instagram https://www.instagram.com/ai_art_supreme/
not necessarily the level of discipline involved, but the lack of discipline necessary and low barrier of entry will ensure that the public is not interested in discerning value to these works
there will only be some personalities that the public gathers around
Its quite a niche, but actually I believe that I am one of the leaders in this space (for 1.5 years already)
Folks already copy things made with photo editing software and filters. It generally isn't a big deal.