ChatGPT’s ‘Ghibli-Style’ Craze: A Whimsical Triumph or Creative Theft?
ChatGPT’s new 4o image generation capabilities just pulled off a massive viral moment, transforming ordinary photos into whimsical illustrations inspired by the legendary Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli. But while social media timelines are flooded with these dreamy, hand-drawn aesthetic images, not everyone’s happy about it.

ChatGPT’s new 4o image generation capabilities just pulled off a massive viral moment, transforming ordinary photos into whimsical illustrations inspired by the legendary Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli.
But while social media timelines are flooded with these dreamy, hand-drawn aesthetic images, not everyone’s happy about it.