OpenAI’s latest image generator has unleashed a flood of Studio Ghibli-style portraits across social media, but a resurfaced clip of Japanese animator and Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki condemning AI art is reigniting a heated debate on creativity and technology.
Miyazaki’s fury:” An affront to living itself.”
The creator of Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro criticizes AI-generated graphics in a 2016 NHK video. Miyazaki reacted violently to a twisted, zombie-like find depicted in an AI-generated animation. He addresses the engineers, saying,” I have a friend who is handicapped… this is mocking his struggle,” and calling the systems” an insult to life itself.”
He told FarOut Magazine,” I didn’t watch this stuff and find it interesting. Whoever makes this thing has no idea what anguish is, exactly. I’m completely disgusted.
He continued on going that way. Miyazaki delivered a last blow with a quiet intensity:” Go away if you really want to make spooky stuff. Never did I like to use this technology in my job. This is a serious attack to life itself, in my opinion.
His words are once more made clear in OpenAI’s GPT-4o, which allows users to create Ghibli-style images by following a few basic instructions, such as” A Studio Ghibli version of me in a magical forest.” Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, followed suit by updating his account photo to an AI-generated Ghibli photograph.
The conflict: Arts or copy?
While many people find AI-generated skill to be amusing, Miyazaki’s concerns are shared by critics, who claim that one user tidbits that” they then believe that typing a swift makes them artists.”
Some claim that AI “mimics appearance but lacks the soul” that characterizes Ghibli movies.
The main discussion
Can devices actually replicate the human touch, in Miyazaki’s view, in light of a wider question. Fans contend that correct artistry lies in the imperfections and psychological depth simply human hands can produce, despite the fact that AI can produce images quickly.
The Ghibli-style AI trend continues for the time being, but as Miyazaki’s words become more popular, the conflict between artificial intelligence and individual creativity grows.
