Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind “Spirited Away” and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki.
I don’t follow ai development too much, so when I first saw these images didn’t know they were AI.
But to me something about these felt soulless, compared to snaps of ghibli movies.
Now knowing it’s AI explained it some more.