ChatGPT Chief Reacts as Studio Ghibli Frenzy Takes Over Internet: ‘Can Y’all Please Chill’

Ghibli Frenzy Takes Over Internet: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman issued a humorous but telling plea on social media platform X on Sunday, urging users to slow down with the viral Studio Ghibli-style image generation feature launched via ChatGPT’s latest update.

The Ghibli-style image tool, which lets users turn photos and prompts into whimsical, anime-inspired art reminiscent of Hayao Miyazaki’s iconic works, has exploded across platforms like X, Instagram, and TikTok.

Can yall please chill on generating images this is insane our team needs sleep,” Altman wrote, capturing the overnight frenzy.

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Reacting to a comment by a user who had asked Altman to fire his team, he said, "No thanks. In addition to building AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), this team is on a trajectory to build the biggest website in the world from a cold start 2.33 years ago, the best team in the world. It's just hard."

Studio Ghibli is renowned for its mesmerising hand-drawn animation, seen in classics like Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, and Howl's Moving Castle. Co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, the studio has mastered an aesthetic that blends soft, painterly backgrounds, expressive characters, and a dreamlike quality.

Now, thanks to AI, that distinctive style has taken over social media, with users eager to see themselves and familiar scenes transformed into Ghibli-esque masterpieces.

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Viral Popularity, Ethical Concerns

While the creativity is being celebrated, the trend has also stirred debate around the ethics of generative AI, especially in using styles from copyrighted artists and its potential impact on traditional illustrators.

OStudio Ghibli, founded by Hayao Miyazaki, is revered globally for films like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro. The rise of AI imitating this distinct style has sparked questions about artistic authenticity, consent, and intellectual property.

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