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Right after OpenAI debuted its new GPT-4o image generation capabilities , tech bros flooded the internet with AI-made cartoons and memes imitating the style of the iconic Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. The wave of ersatz Ghibli art was inescapable in AI spheres. One particularly viral example depicted JFK's assassination.
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Called Stable Diffusion XL, or SDXL , the new system — which is available in beta through DreamStudio, Stability AI’s generative art tool — improves upon the original in key ways. SDXL is supposedly better at generating text, too, a task that’s historically thrown generative AI art models for a loop.
A picture, a joke, an infographic, a meme, a video, a song--all of that constitutes content. Some online events can include things like, an auction of donated items or art, an online fashion show, contest for the funniest picture caption, or maybe a call for submissions for a self-published anthology related to your nonprofit.
They wanted to know if he’d started selling NFTs — non-fungible tokens — of his art. I dealt with having my art stolen for years. While you’ve probably heard of NFTs by now, you’ve probably heard more about digital art selling for exorbitant sums than about the creators who are getting ripped off. But it wasn’t just email.
It’s legally difficult, given byzantine copyright arrangements; also; where are the profits?). Royal’s model encourages music fans to think of themselves more like art collectors, Blau said. Fine art, video pieces, mixed media — who knows? They still are, to vinyl collectors.) When you own it, you want to evangelize it.
The result looked a lot like art from a Studio Ghibli film. It went viral, despite some social media users pointing out the potential copyright violations. All the while, Hayao Miyazaki, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has been vocally disgusted by the use of AI in art. It might be loading or has been removed.
X users posted Ghiblified versions of their personal photos, popular memes, and public figures like President Donald Trump. While the internet had its fun, serious ethical questions and copyright concerns began to surface. As for Miyazaki, the founder of Studio Ghibli, his feelings about AI-generated art are clear.
While it's far from the first time a generative AI-inspired trend has gone viral on the social media platform, the extent to which the Ghibli meme has taken off is notable.
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