Hayao Miyazaki’s AI Nightmare

Hayao Miyazaki’s AI Nightmare

People are using ChatGPT to create Studio Ghibli–style images. And the backlash is huge.

Hayao Miyazaki Would Hate the AI Studio Ghibli Trend on ChatGPT

Now OpenAI has an image tool that’s designed to modify pictures to match the style of Studio Ghibli’s animations. Great.

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI introduced its new model called GPT-4o this week, which can now generate not only text but also images. Users naturally immediately got the hang of it, and in addition to more classic memes and photos, Japanese animated films, more specifically images made in the style of Studio Ghibli founded by legendary Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, flooded the internet, ghibliizing everything from selfies to fa…

After the anger in social networks for anime-style images, Studio Ghibli, the famous Japanese animation studio behind Chihiro's The Journey (original title Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) and other beloved films, made with ChatGPT, there is doubt whether it is bequeathing to make this kind of content. The trend highlighted ethical concerns about Artificial Intelligence tools (IA) trained with creative works protected by copyright, as in the case …

Animated movies, such as those by renowned Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, are not made in a hurry. Intricate manual designs and attention to every detail can slow down the process, potentially lasting for years. Read more (03/28/2025)

Studio Ghibli AI Trend Sparks ChatGPT Backlash, Resurfaces Old Comments From Hayao Miyazaki, and Even Zelda Williams Has Waded In

Social media is currently flooded with AI-generated Studio Ghibli-inspired images as part of a trend sparked by the launch of OpenAI’s new GPT‑4o image generator — and it’s caused a vociferous debate that has seen old anti-AI comments from Hayao Miyazaki resurface.In a demo of the new native image generation in ChatGPT and Sora led by CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI took a selfie and turned it into an image that looks like Studio Ghibli art.this was a re…