Yesterday, OpenAI announced an upgrade to the advanced image generation tool in ChatGPT, running on the GPT-4o model, which promises more realistic images and better detail customization capabilities. As a result, social media users have jumped on the bandwagon, creating viral images in the style of “Jiburi” or Studio Ghibli, a renowned Japanese animation studio.
The trend has gained significant momentum, with even Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, joining in by changing his profile picture to a Studio Ghibli style and posting a message stating, “This is me. The person who dedicated ten years to developing artificial intelligence to cure cancer or anything else. In the first 7.5 years, no one cared, and in the following 2.5 years, everyone hated almost everything this person did. Today, waking up with a message count in the hundreds, stating that I have turned your profile picture into a Studio Ghibli style. Haha.”
Altman also mentioned that the reception for this new image generation tool exceeded expectations, causing free ChatGPT users to have to wait longer to access it. Studio Ghibli representatives have not commented on this viral trend yet. However, Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, previously expressed strong disapproval of using AI in animation creation and vowed not to incorporate it into their works.
Source: Variety
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Sam Altman confirms participation in this viral trend by changing his profile picture.
TLDR: OpenAI upgraded its image generation tool in ChatGPT to create realistic images in the style of Studio Ghibli, sparking a viral trend that even the CEO, Sam Altman, participated in. Studio Ghibli has not yet commented on using AI in their works.
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