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Justin Wagner

Studio Ghibli AI image trend floods social media, cheered on by OpenAI and denounced by critics as an insult to Hayao Miyazaki

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The titular character from Princess Mononoke is depicted riding the wolf goddess Moro and carrying a spear.

If you're on social media you've probably stumbled over some quote, clip, or screen grab from one of Studio Ghibli's movies, but with ChatGPT's newest update introducing its most refined image generation yet, you're now just as likely to find an AI facsimile with a startling resemblance to the real thing. Possibly based on someone's vacation photos.

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