“I firmly believe that this is an insult to life itself.” The wise words of the legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, whose comments on the AI in 2016 are becoming viral.
This week You will have understood that all from historical photos, classic films scenes, Same Internet and recent political moments, have Reinvented In networks like portraits Ghibli Study Style. The trend was made quickly Viral Gracias a Chatgpt Already the latest update of the Apenai Chatbot, launched on Tuesday 25 March.
The latest incorporation in GPT-4O It allowed users to replicate the unmistakable artistic style of the Co -Cores of the animation studio and the legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki “(my neighbor Totoro”, “The Trip of Chihiro”). “Today is a big day on the internet,” said a user while sharing popular memes in Ghibli format.
All this is very good, but the trend has also highlighted ethical concerns about the tools of artificial intelligence Trained in creative works Protected from copyright And what it means for the means of existence of human artists.
Not that this worries Openichatgpt manufacturer, who promoted a lot of experiments of “ghiblification”. His CEO, Sam Altman, even changed his profile on the Social Media X platform for a Ghibli -style portrait.
What has started as another example of how Openai does not worry about the work of the artists He arrived directly at the White House, with the Administration of Donald Trump who exploited the Trend of the most offensive and sordid way.
Trump Administration I entered the trendy carUsing an official X White account to publish a Ghibli -style image of a tear woman from the Dominican Republic recently held by American immigration agents.
Miyazaki, 84 and Noto For his approach to hand drawing and his capricious narrative, he expressed his skepticism on the role of the I in animation. Your previous comments on animation They re -emerged and became viral, with the animator who said he was “totally disgusted” by a demonstration of artificial intelligence.
The video is from 2016. The person who demonstrated the animationwho showed a body that was twisted by crawling through the head, explained that the IA could “present grotesque movements that humans cannot imagine”. This led Miyazaki to tell a story.
“Every morning, not in the last few days, I see my friend who has a disability,” said Miyazaki. “For him it is very difficult to clash the five; his arm with the rigid muscle cannot reach my hand. Now, thinking about him, I can’t see these things and find them interesting. Who creates these things has no idea what pain is. “
He said “I would never want to incorporate this technology To my work. I firmly believe that this is an insult to life itself, “he added. The video ends with an off voice of Miyazaki who says:” I feel that we approach the end of time. We humans are losing confidence in ourselves. “
Josh Weigensberg, partner of the Pryor Cashman law firm, said that a problem raising The art of AI Ghibli’s style is if the AI model was trained with Miyazaki’s work or Ghibli studio. Who, in turn, “raises the question of If they have a license or a permit To make that training, “he said.
Weigensberg added that if a job has a training license, it could make sense that a company has allowed this type of use. But If this type of use occurs without consent or compensation, he said, it could be “problematic”.
Once again, the word “problematic” Sam Altman doesn’t care. Even if the new tool of generation of chatgpt images is increasingly popular An open To establish “temporal” limits on those who are generated, Altman said that the “unrelated” top is hoped ” It will not be in force for a long time.
“It is very fun to see that people love images in chatgpt, but Our GPU is melting“, Says Altman. Let them dissolve.” And, fortunately, some X users are raising the entry:
The Ghibli studio was founded in 1985 by the directors Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. He produced some of the most acclaimed animation films of all time, such as “My Neighbor Totoro” (1988), “Princess Mononoke” (1997), “The Street Castle” (2004) and “The Trip of Chihiro” (2004), who won the Oscar for the best animated film. His most recent film is “El Niño y La Garza” (2023), who won the Oscar for the best animated film last year.
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