Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Windows Central
Windows Central
Technology
Kevin Okemwa

Sam Altman says ChatGPT's viral Ghibli effect "forced OpenAI to do a lot of unnatural things"

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. .

Earlier this year, OpenAI unveiled its new and shiny AI-powered image generator, ChatGPT-4o. Compared to its predecessors like DALL-E 3, the new model seemingly generates photorealistic images with a high level of accuracy. Hey, it can even generate a glass of wine filled to the brim.

But perhaps the take-home (at least for most users) is the Studio Ghibli meme trend. While the viral trend raised copyright concerns, everyone was quick to hop onto the bandwagon at the risk of FOMO and transformed their images into classic animations.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.