Previously, OpenAI had explicitly refused to allow users to create prompts or generate images that mimicked Studio Ghibli’s style in order to avoid possible copyright lawsuits by the anime giant. It was only until the company released A ChatGPT’s new update touted its ability to create “precise and accurate photorealistic outputs.” This has led to a trend online where people are posting AI-generated pictures using OpenAI, to transform themselves into Ghibli characters, such as Spirited Away,Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro,My Neighbor Totoro,
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“500” [194590 ChatGPT’s new update, which builds on that, has led to verified accounts on X/Twitter smarmily praising OpenAI for its new update that democratizes animation by spitting out prompts that transform photos of their weddings into something Ghibli could have produced. OpenAI seems to be embracing the crass fad, despite its reservations. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman changed his profile picture on Wednesday to a ChatGPT AI-generated image”zxx” of himself as a Ghibli Character.”ltr”A post on his Official X/Twitter Account Altman wrote: “> be me/> grind for 10 years trying to make superintelligence that can cure cancer or whatever/> for the first 7.5 years no one cared, then for 2.5 you are hated for everything/> wake up to hundreds of messages saying, ‘look, i turned you into a Twink Ghibli style haha. This also happened on Wednesday:”https://t.co/Bw5YUCI2xL”
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— kp (@earthlykisssed) March 26, 2025″true”While Studio Ghibli is yet to make an official statement or announce legal action, Hayao Miyazaki, the famed animator has made it clear that he hates AI. In NHK’s documentary from 2016, After a pregnant pause, Miyazaki provided feedback on the video in the form of anecdote. This led to the meme that he called it “An insult to life itself.” After a long pause, Miyazaki gave feedback in the form an anecdote. This led to the meme that he called it “An insult against life itself.” He would walk to me. He has a leg that’s turned outwards, making it difficult for him to walk. Even a high five is difficult for him. His stiff hand and my touch. Miyazaki said, “I think of him and can’t really say I like this.” “Whoever made it has no regard for pain. It’s unpleasant. You can do horrible things, but I don’t want to be involved.””ltr”
” lang=”” https:> It’s worth mentioning that Studio Ghibli has become a trend. The incredible effort Hayao and his team put in to a film is truly mind-blowing.
Each frame has 60k-70k hand-drawn frames that are painted in water color.”https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1904965670414200922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”One animator spent 15 months on this 4-second clip (“The Wind Rises”).
In the documentary… pic.twitter.com/BwvipsyVCl”https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/10yearshayaomiyazaki/”- Trung Phan (@trungtphan) March 26, 2025Miyazaki wanting nothing to do with AI is pretty understandable considering the labor he and his animators put into making scenes in their feature films as awe inspiring as they are. This Herculean effort is best illustrated by a clip of NHK’s Ten Years with Hayao miyazaki
document, which was widely circulated online soon after the Ghibli AI trend.”https://x.com/TrungTPhan/status/1904965670414200922?t=hVqXRXD01BrVYFxhHekQ9w&s=19″This video, which shows four-second clips of a busy audience in Wind Rises (), took Eiji Yamamori fifteen months to complete. Yamamori said, “It is so short, but it’s worth it.” Miyazaki replied in kind, saying, “But, it was worth it.” If Ghibli and Miyazaki decide to take legal action against OpenAI or ChatGPT, then we will bring the popcorn.
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