If you have spent the last 24 hours on social media, especially X, you could feel as though we are living in a Studio Ghibli universe. All of this is now possible thanks to OpenAI’s most recent ChatGPT image-generation version.
In addition, an old film of Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki calling AI-generated animation a “insult to life itself” is going viral as individuals reinvent themselves in the Studio Ghibli universe.
The well-known director, who has made films like Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro, stated his opinions about AI in the old clip, claiming that it would not be able to comprehend human emotions.
In the work of art, a team of animators and designers introduces Mr. Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki, the producer of Studio Ghibli, to their “creation” of an AI system that can animate pictures. They claimed that AI may create odd, unnatural movements that are beyond human imagination, and the animated image appeared to be a terrifying zombie.
The presenter stated, “It looks like it’s dancing. It’s moving by using its head. It doesn’t feel any pain and has no concept of protecting its head. It uses its head like a leg. This movement is so creepy and could be applied to a zombie video game. Artificial intelligence could present us with grotesque movements that we humans can’t imagine.”
Mr. Miyazaki, who was unimpressed with the explanation and the animated picture, mentioned that he had a friend with a disability who had trouble with simple motions like giving a high five due to stiff muscles. He said that this animation picture of strange motions made him think about his friend’s battle, which is not amusing.
Mr Miyazaki told, “I can’t watch this stuff and find [it] interesting. Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is whatsoever. I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all.” He further said, “I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.” Explaining his presentation, the designer said, “This is just our experiment and we don’t intend to do anything by showing it to the world.”
Toshio Suzuki also inquired about the team’s goal. In response, one of them stated that they wished to create a machine that could draw images much like people do. With its built-in image generator, ChatGPT’s most recent model, GPT4o, has gone viral on social media, inspiring users to create and admire previously unseen Ghibli-inspired artwork. Even Open AI CEO Sam Altman updated his profile photo to an AI-generated Ghibli-style image because it has been so popular with users.
