The Latest Breaking News from Hayao Miyazaki

Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative lifeblood of the studio behind classics such as "Spirited Away", his son told AFP. Thanks to ChatGPT's new image generator, the internet is awash with pictures imitating Studio Ghibli's whimsical style, raising fresh debate…

Can an artistic 'style' be protected?

Social media has recently 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.

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As criticism mounts over potentially harmful and unethical use of the new AI tool, OpenAI says it is investigating violations of its usage policy

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‘Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is whatsoever’ said Miyazaki

“I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself." Wise words from legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, whose comments on AI in 2016 are going viral following this week's trend of creating Studio Ghibli-style portraits with ChatGPT's latest update.

The flood of Ghibli-style images has forced OpenAI to impose temporary limits—and raised questions about potential copyright violations.