I refuse to jump on ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli image generator bandwagon because it goes against everything I love about those movies
ChatGPT’s viral Ghibli-style image generator is not a good look for AI.
The pink skies, big eyes, and dreamy glow suddenly filling my social media had me excited for half a second about a new Studio Ghibli film. Another moment to look and the artificial origins of the images became as clear as my distate for their spread.
The viral Ghibli images produced by ChatGPT this week are not made with malice aforethought, but they represent the worst bits of AI-produced media.
In case you’ve avoided the latest AI faux pas, it's a trend born out of OpenAI’s latest upgrade to ChatGPT, an improved image generator beyond the current DALL-E model that is talented at mimicking art styles. And by art styles, I don't just mean "Rennaissance" or "Dutch Old Master," I mean very specific studios and artists.
Naturally, someone realized you could prompt it to make your photos look straight out of a Ghibli movie, and the floodgates opened. Pets, babies, friends, celebrities, memes, and everything else are getting the AI Ghibli treatment.
Ghibli style memes taking over the internet
