ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli-style images raise new copyright problems
- OpenAI's ChatGPT update enabled users to generate Studio Ghibli-style images, leading to system crashes due to high demand.
- The trend began with OpenAI and spread among Silicon Valley engineers, governments, and politicians.
- The White House and the Indian government used this style for political messaging, raising ethical concerns.
- Artists filed a class-action lawsuit in late 2022, alleging unauthorized use of their work to train AI.
- The lawsuit and the trend of AI-generated art raise questions about copyright, artistic style protection, and AI's impact.
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OpenAI announced this Tuesday that its new Image tool is now available to all its users, not just paid subscribers. A week after its launch, Image is, however, linked to a name: Japanese Ghibli animation studios. Millions of people have used the new tool to recreate family or historical photos in the style of the study of the mythical Hayao Miyazaki. For some reason, instructions on these memes circulated among people who normally dedicate thems…
ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style images raise new copyright problems
Social media recently have been flooded with images that looked like they belonged in a Studio Ghibli film. Selfies, family photos and even memes have been re-imagined with the soft pastel palette characteristic of the Japanese animation company founded by Hayao Miyazaki. This followed OpenAI’s latest update to ChatGPT. The update significantly improved ChatGPT’s image […] The post ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style images raise new copyright problem…
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