The animated films, like those of the famous Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, are not made quickly. The intricate hands of the hands and the attention paid to every single detail can make a process slow and potentially years.
Or, you could simply ask Chatgpt to transform any old photo into a facsimile of the work of Mr. Miyazaki in a few seconds.
Many people did that this week after Openi released an update to Chatgpt Tuesday who has improved his technology as generation of images. Now, a user who asks the platform to make an image in the style of Studio Ghibli could be shown an image that would not seem to be out of place in the films “My Neighbor Totoro” or “Spiritted Away”.
On social media, users quickly started publishing Ghibli -style images. They sold from selfies and family photos to memes. Some new chatgpt features to create rendering of violent or dark images, such as the World Trade Center towers that fall on September 11 and the murder of George Floyd.
Sam Altman, CEO of Openai, has changed his profile photo on X in a ghiblified image of himself and published a joke about the sudden popularity of the filter and how he had passed his previous work, apparently more important.
Kouka Webb, a dietician who lives in Tribeca, has transformed the photos from his wedding into frames in the studio Ghibli. Mrs. Webb, who is 28 years old and grew up in Japan, said that seeing herself and her stylized husband in this way was surprisingly moving.
“My Japanese mother died and I really feel at home,” he said. “I found a lot of joy in making those images. It was just a fun way to transform memories into a format with which I grew up.”
He published the photos on Tiktok, where he said he received criticism from some commentators for the use of artificial intelligence instead of commissioning a human artist.
Online, some users have also expressed concern for the use of the generation of images. In a 2016 documentary, Miyazaki defined as “an insult to life itself”. A clip of the film circulated on X after the sudden popularity of the filter. (The air inspired by the Ghibli studio was popular in the past, but Openi’s last offer is perhaps the most realistic iteration of Mr. Miyazaki’s style).)
Since artificial intelligence platforms have become more powerful and popular, an increasing number of people in creative fields, including writers, actors, musicians and visual artists, have expressed similar frustrations.
“For many people, having stolen our art, they do not consider it something personal-like” Oh, well, you know, it is just a style; You cannot copyright a style “, Jonathan Lam, a storyboard artist who works in video games and animation, told the New York Times at the end of 2022 when they discuss Lenta Ai, a platform generation of different images.” But I would say that for us our style is actually our identity. It is what distinguishes us from each other. This is what makes us marketable for customers. “
In 2024, a group of over 10,000 actors and musicians, including the writer Kazuo Ishiguro, the actor Julianne Moore and the musician Thom Yorke of Radiohead, signed an open letter that criticizes the “useless use of creative works” to train AI models, including Gatgpt.
(The New York Times has filed a cause of copyright violation against Openi and its partner, Microsoft, accusing them of using the work published without permission to train artificial intelligence. They denied such statements.)
Emily Berganza, a 32 -year -old sculptor who lives in Long Island City, said he used chatgpt to transform different memes into a Ghibli style photos. It was struck by accuracy and details, but said she was also worried about what the rise of this technology meant for creative work and considered it a “threat”.
By Thursday, Mrs. Berganza said that Chatgpt seems to have tightened restrictions on what images the users were authorized to ghiblify.
“Our goal is to give users as many creative freedom possible,” said Taya Christianson, spokesman for Openii, in a declaration via e -mail. “We continue to prevent generations in the style of individual living artists, but we allow wider study styles – that people have used to generate and share some truly delicious and inspired original creations of original fans.”
Mrs. Christianson also indicated the description of Openi of her latest update, according to which the platform had “opted to adopt a conservative approach” with her latest updating of images.
“I am still formulating thoughts on how it affects how the future for many of these artists and illustrators,” said Mrs. Berganza. “But once again, I must also be open to the concept of how this will now be integrated into our society.” He said he didn’t want to stay behind.