Hi Kahili! Thank you for your thoughtful comments and questions. I also like your uses of AI - I'm doing some similar things as I try to harness the power of AI for learning a language and other personal and professional tasks.
I won't claim to have any clear idea of what's coming with AI and how it will impact creative work. I do believe we are in for some big disruptions in blogging and other similiar fields (and not just because of AI).
I'm doing my best to keep up, build longevity into my sites, and compete with bloggers with much bigger teams.
I typically use AI in some way in almost all of my writing (whether for brainstorming, outlining, writing, editing, tweaking, image generation, etc.). This article included.
I do think it's wise to diversify income streams - perhaps now more than ever. I'm trying to do that as well.
I'm not sure if I answered or addressed all of your questions but I hope I've come close.
Thanks again and best wishes!
Christopher