If you’ve been on social media in the past few days, there is a strong chance that you’ve seen AI-generated images imitating the iconic style of Studio Ghibli – the Japanese animation company responsible for classic films like Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Howl’s Moving Castle.
Thanks to a new version of ChatGPT, users can transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki, a renowned critic of AI who has strongly condemned the technology in the past.
