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The Viral Spread of AI Style Ghibli Images on the Internet, Hayao Miyazaki: The Greatest Insult of My Life

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The Viral Spread of AI Style Ghibli Images on the Internet, Hayao Miyazaki: The Greatest Insult of My Life Hayao Miyazaki has previously rejected AI-generated animation. (credit: TIME & Wikipedia)

Kapanlagi.com - Recently, internet users have been inundated with various AI-generated images styled like Studio Ghibli animation. This occurred because OpenAI just updated the AI image generator feature in ChatGPT. The usage spread rapidly as many people tried it out of curiosity about the technology's capabilities, especially on social media X.

Many netizens praised the machine-generated images developed by OpenAI for being very similar and detailed like the animations that inspired them. However, there are also many who criticized it, arguing that this behavior does not respect the original artists and constitutes a form of art style piracy. The statement made by Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder and one of the animators behind Studio Ghibli, regarding the use of AI to produce animation a few years ago has once again come into the spotlight.

1. Hayao Miyazaki's Opinion on AI Images

In 2016, Hayao Miyazaki attended a presentation event regarding the development plans of artificial intelligence to create animations. At the event, he appeared visibly dissatisfied with the ideas being promoted by the researchers.

"I feel very disgusted (seeing the idea). Go ahead if you still want to do something scary like this, (but) I will never allow my work to be involved in your technology. In my opinion, this is the greatest insult to life itself." Said Hayao Miyazaki when asked for his opinion.

2. Studio Ghibli's Response

Although it has been widely mentioned on social media, Studio Ghibli has yet to release any statement. However, many have speculated that the production house of the film MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO will take firm action against the misuse of their works.

According to Evan Brown, a lawyer at Neal & McDevitt specializing in intellectual property (IP), he stated that there is no clear copyright protection for an individual's distinctive art style. However, it cannot be denied that AI has used thousands, even millions of frames from Studio Ghibli properties as training material for its machine.

3. AI Harms the World of Art

Since the rise of AI usage, many people have loudly called out the negative impacts produced by this technology. Moreover, the presence of AI in this era is highly praised by certain parties.

AI is considered capable of threatening the livelihoods of artists if society no longer values their existence. Because to operate AI machines effectively, humans need to teach many examples of existing artworks so that the output aligns with their desires.

The number of strokes from artists around the world that have been stolen by AI is now countless. Therefore, it is no surprise that many criticize AI users in the field of art.

(kpl/rtr)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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