If you’ve been on social media in the last few days, you might have noticed a ton of memes and pictures being shared that look shockingly like Studio Ghibli art. That’s because they were created with OpenAI’s new GPT‑4o image generator, a native tool in ChatGPT that allows users to upload photos, input a simple prompt like, “Turn this image into a Studio Ghibli-style animated portrait,” and then have their picture recreated in the style of the famed Japanese animation studio. The trend has sparked a lot of backlash from fans about the use of AI, especially after The White House got in on the action by sharing its own controversial image.
What started as a fun experiement has now generated a ton of controversy over the use of AI, and now even The White House is involved. Read More