If you’ve been on the internet this past week, you undoubtedly know that controversy was just kicked up a notch by the Studio Ghibli memes — pictures cribbing the style of the legendary Japanese film studio.

Social media is flooded with images imitating Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli, whose co-founder once called AI-generated art an “insult to life itself.”

Among animation aficionados Hayao Miyazaki is revered as a living legend, a figure whose influence rivals Walt Disney himself. Since Miyazaki cofounded Studio Ghibli nearly four decades ago, the animation house has released some of the most popular anime films ever made,

Chat GPT-4o's image generator has bolstered Studio Ghibli-style AI art. The trend is resurfacing Hayao Miyazaki's comments on AI.

You've probably seen by now that OpenAI's latest AI image generator in GPT-4o can apply a Studio-Ghibli look to anything from common online memes to images from the news. Even brands like McDonald's have jumped on the viral trend of 'Ghiblifying' anything and everything.

Meanwhile, actual Ghibli creation Princess Mononoke is enjoying robust returns from its current big-screen revival.

The challenges posed by AI-generated art necessitate a multifaceted approach that includes revising existing laws, implementing safeguards, and encouraging ethical practices.

Goro Miyazaki talks about AI, animation and why making films as deep as his father's is impossible, as ChatGPT releases new image generator Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki,

The viral trend of AI-generated Studio Ghibli-style images has captivated social media, but singer Vishal Dadlani has strongly opposed it, calling it “AI plagiarism.” The Indian Idol judge urged fans not to tag him in posts featuring his AI-created Ghibli-style avatar,