Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recently joked about the viral success of the company's AI image generation tool. Despite working on superintelligence for 10 years, Altman humorously expressed that people are more interested in using the tool to generate memes and AI-generated images in the style of Studio Ghibli .
The tool's popularity has led to overloaded servers and sleepless nights for the OpenAI team. Altman even pleaded with users to "chill" on generating images, as the team needs some rest. The trend has also sparked concerns about copyright infringement, as users are generating images in the style of Studio Ghibli without permission.
Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has previously expressed his disdain for AI-generated art, calling it an "insult to life itself". The current trend has reignited discussions around copyright, ethics, and artistic originality.
