"miyazaki is probably so upset"

you are completely missing the point, of course none of us are aiming to create something that evokes even a sliver of the emotions that Ghibli movies do

this is essentially fan art, accessible to everyone in seconds

https://x.com/cpaik/status/1905019117326729546
thoughts?

A troubling paradox: iconic aesthetics from artists like Hayao Miyazaki &amp; Studio Ghibli, crafted over decades, are now commodified into quick, consumable, even vapid content.

Chris Paik

good take that summarizes how I've been feeling better than I can. I agree it's been fun and genuinely shocking how great the model is now. But some part of it doesn't sit right for me still and the "everyone's just having fun" feels off even though I agree everyone is having fun (myself included)

good take that summarizes how I've been feeling better than I can. I agree it's been fun and genuinely shocking how great the model is now. But some part of it doesn't sit right for me still and the "everyone's just having fun" feels off even though I agree everyone is having fun (myself included)

https://x.com/HipCityReg/status/1905245869609197773

Spending dozens of hours recreating a SG fan art would be an endearing gesture of fandom. Spending 5 seconds to have the model spit something out is devoid of work and doesn't feel like a genuine act of appreciation for the OG.

Reminds me of what it would feel like to get a letter from Theo's letter writing service in the movie Her. If you believe that just getting a nice love letter from someone regardless of how it was created is equal to someone spending hours crafting their own personal love letter to you, then yes I can see how the ghibli-ification feels fine

I think, unfortunately, Pandora's Box has already been opened when it comes to AI and copyright, artists getting compensation, etc..

I also agree with this take(https://x.com/the_carlosdp/status/1905069793176096942) : fan art has existed forever, people have created derivatives of others' work forever (see Dreamworks copying Pixar), and ultimately great art wins. There's also a big difference between Art and images. 

It's not clear to me that this is necessarily "positive sum" for Ghibli (although it is crazy good advertising), but I don't see how it would hurt them?