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Did it. What about the rest like nvidia-settings etc.? I rebooted, the output of modprobe is now:
The same. Not found

Also shouldn't I also install the linux-headers when getting dkms

Arch also says following::
nvidia may not boot on Linux 5.18 (or later) on systems with Intel CPUs (likely only of 11th Gen and onward) due to FS#74886/FS#74891. Until this is fixed, a workaround is disabling the Indirect Branch Tracking CPU security feature by setting the ibt=off kernel parameter from the bootloader. This security feature is responsible for mitigating a class of exploit techniques, but is deemed safe as a temporary stopgap solution.

Yes. I mistakenly thought it was a dkms depandancy. It's optional ? Install headers and reinstall nvidia-dkmsI doubt it's that if the kernel can't even find the modules. But maybe ?

Soooo, more weirdness.
I installed the headers, deleted and installed nvidiadkms again BUT it says at the end of the nvidiadkms installation
ERROR: missing 6.1.10-artix1-1 kernel modules tree for module nvidia/525.85.05.

You've installed a newer version of the headers than the kernel you listed earlier.
Just try a

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sudo pacman -Syu

to get everything up to date

What's the output of

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find /lib/modules -name nvidia.ko.zst

You've somehow failed to have any nvidia driver kernel modules built and installed. (not a criticism)

Try reinstalling nvidia-dkms again. Play close attention to the output for errors.

If no joy try installing the normal nvidia.

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 sudo pacman -S nvidia

With each check

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find /lib/modules -name nvidia.ko.zst

again.

It can't work if there are no kernel modules installed or they are in the wrong place.
Under /lib/modules there are directories eg /lib/modules/6.1.10-artix1-1

With the 6.1.10-artix1-1 kernel you should have them installed such as 

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ls /lib/modules/6.1.10-artix1-1/kernel/drivers/video/*
/lib/modules/6.1.10-artix1-1/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia-drm.ko.zst      /lib/modules/6.1.10-artix1-1/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia-peermem.ko.zst
/lib/modules/6.1.10-artix1-1/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko.zst          /lib/modules/6.1.10-artix1-1/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia-uvm.ko.zst
/lib/modules/6.1.10-artix1-1/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia-modeset.ko.zst

Yes reboot. Or startx , or restart the Display Manager.
Reboot is simple though 

Yeyeyyeyeyeyeee I am in. Thank you hero!

Another side question, should I add the nvidia things to the initramfs as https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/when-it-makes-sense-to-load-nvidia-modules-into-initramfs-drm-kernel-mode-setting/198266 says

No worries. Glad you are in. I suspect originally it was as simple as you had new modules in /lib/modules/6.1.10-artix1-1 and a older kernel looking in the 6.1.8 modules tree.
Word to the wise. If you are ever doing things that involve swapping one driver for another get your system fully updated first.I don't add them myself. That's not to say you shouldn't.
What could possibly go wrong