The Birth of AI Fan-Made Media

This trend of ever cheaper content creation tools has continued, are we are potentially on the brink of a new era where Artificial Intelligence could cause a surge in both the quantity and quality of fan-made content?  Intro Right now, if you're a fan of a certain non-fiction universe or brand, you pretty much have to rely on big studios and organizations to create your beloved content. They use significant funding to produce movies, TV series, books, and more. However, fans have always found ways to add to their favorite stories, making their own content. Even back when the first Matrix movie came out, online forums were dedicated to generating alternative versions of the story, or continuing the story before the 2nd and 3rd film came out. People were spending hours dreaming up new stories within the world of the matrix. However, as time has moved forward, technology has enabled fans to create higher quality content as the prices of media creation tools has consistently dropped.  And due to this, there have even been notable fan made content consumed by audiences at large scales. Looking at one of the all time most successful franchises, Star Wars, there are several good fan made pieces that have racked up millions of views. Scene 38 reimagined has around 50 million views where a more agile Obi wan Kenobi duels Darth Vader on the death star, or the short animated film Tie fighter, with some 13+ million views follows an empire pilot during and after a space battle. But these are typically the exception and not the rule.