The most creative company of the last 40 years:
Studio Ghibli - Responsible for children's movies like
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Spirited Away (2001) and
The Boy and the Heron" 2023 got replaced with AI
This week, ChatGPT replaced their 4 decades of hard work with an AI copy of their cartoon characters
The ChatGPT 4.5 model lets millions of users copy their style with AI.
Hayao Miyazaki (now 82 years old!), the legendary director behind iconic films, still draws many frames by hand.
Ghibli animators can spend an entire day crafting just 5 seconds of animation.
They study real sunlight, wind, and water for months to make their worlds feel alive.
Now, an AI can replicate their magic in an instant, after "learning" (really just copying) their life's work.
I just feel sorry. Yes, I know AI is already replacing coders, but this made me sad.
Here are timeless samples of their hard work AI stole with one prompt
