  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.
