Studio Ghibli hasn't commented on OpenAI's onslaught of AI copies, but the fan subreddit has

Opinion | Why Does Your AI 'Ghibli' Look So Terrible? Because It Is

Earlier this week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joked on X (formerly known as Twitter), “Can y'all please chill on generating images, this is insane our team needs sleep”. This was a reference to the massively popular online trend of Studio Ghibli-style images being churned out by OpenAI's new ChatGPT Image Generator. Altman's words struck me as deeply ironic — the whole point of AI art, as its proponents keep reminding us, is that sleepless nights are…

Studio Ghibli hasn't commented on OpenAI's onslaught of AI copies, but the fan subreddit has

When OpenAI debuted its image-generation feature in ChatGPT last week, social media exploded when users realized that they could make AI-generated images that looked like something out of an animated film from Studio Ghibli. Fans hoped that Studio Ghibli mastermind Hayao Miyazaki would take a stand, but the 84-year-old animator has remained silent. In the […]

“Ghibli-fication” and AI Creativity: Protecting Digital IP Rights in the AI Era

The recent surge of AI-generated content mimicking the iconic style of Studio Ghibli—known popularly as “Ghibli-fication”—highlights critical discussions on digital intellectual property (IP). While images produced by platforms like Midjourney and DALL·E evoke nostalgia through pastel colors and whimsical aesthetics reminiscent of Hayao Miyazaki’s animation, this trend underscores profound legal and ethical concerns. For example, […] The post “G…

Create Studio Ghibli-Style WhatsApp Stickers Using ChatGPT's AI Tool

The Studio Ghibli-style image trend has taken the internet by storm, and now you can easily create and share Ghibli-inspired stickers through WhatsApp with ChatGPT's AI image-generating tool.

"Treated so Cheaply": One Piece Director Speaks Out Against AI and Studio Ghibli Controversy

The anime community has been buzzing with controversy after AI-generated Studio Ghibli-style images went viral. This debate has drawn strong reactions from industry professionals, including Megumi Ishitani, a One Piece director known for some of the series’ most beloved episodes. She recently expressed her frustration on social media, stating that she couldn’t stand seeing the iconic studio being “treated so cheaply.” Ishitani even went as far a…

The Studio Ghibli has become a trend during the last week. This animation style has recently flooded social networks thanks to the way the AI has been able to imitate it. Particularly, this has enchanted millions of lovers of this style, but it has also generated great controversy because of the way it harms designers and professional animators. More news: This is how the best memes in Colombia's history are seen in anime of Studio Ghibli Some y…