{"id":299156,"date":"2025-03-27T09:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=299156"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:02:56","slug":"whats-going-on-with-copyright-and-chatgpts-ghibli-style-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whats-going-on-with-copyright-and-chatgpts-ghibli-style-images\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s going on with copyright and ChatGPT\u2019s Ghibli-style images?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI\u2019s new image generator has taken the internet by storm, especially for its uncanny ability to produce&nbsp;<strong>images mimicking the iconic style of Studio Ghibli<\/strong>. The virality has sparked praise, memes\u2014and a wave of criticism over possible copyright infringement. With the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, even changing his profile picture to a Ghibli-style portrait, the controversy has only intensified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI-generated Ghibli art sparks legal and ethical concerns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Images of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and even 9\/11 recreated in Ghibli-style<\/strong>&nbsp;have flooded social media since the release of the new tool, which uses OpenAI\u2019s advanced GPT-4o model. The generator allows users to create detailed visuals with just a few words, a leap from earlier versions that required more specific prompts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the technology\u2019s success has&nbsp;<strong>raised alarm bells among artists, copyright holders, and Studio Ghibli fans<\/strong>. A resurfaced video shows director Hayao Miyazaki denouncing AI art as \u201can insult to life itself.\u201d His disapproval highlights the tension between technological innovation and artistic integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, OpenAI faces mounting lawsuits, including from&nbsp;<strong>The New York Times and numerous artists<\/strong>, accusing the company of using copyrighted works without permission. The company is lobbying lawmakers to push for AI training under \u201cfair use,\u201d a legal concept that remains heavily debated in these cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The backlash also underscores growing artist frustration<\/strong>: for many, it\u2019s not just about legality but about respect and compensation in the digital age. Critics argue that replicating a style so closely\u2014without collaboration or credit\u2014crosses an ethical line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI\u2019s new image generator has taken the internet by storm, especially for its uncanny ability to produce&nbsp;images mimicking the iconic style of Studio Ghibli. The virality has sparked praise, memes\u2014and a wave of criticism over possible copyright infringement. With the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, even changing his profile picture to a Ghibli-style portrait, the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whats-going-on-with-copyright-and-chatgpts-ghibli-style-images\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What\u2019s going on with copyright and ChatGPT\u2019s Ghibli-style images?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":299157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6771],"class_list":["post-299156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-ai"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308433,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299156\/revisions\/308433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299156"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=299156"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=299156"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=299156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}