EXPLAINER | Just a viral art trend or a royal ignore to consent?

OpenAI’s new tool has fanned an old debate: Do technology-assisted creative products undermine artistic legacy or democratise them? After users took to GPT-4o to mimic Studio Ghibli’s carefully cultivated animation style in minutes the internet seems divided, writes Alokananda Chakraborty

What is the Ghibli buzz all about?

Over the past one week, social media has been overrun with AI generated art that mimics the signature animation style developed by Studio Ghibli, Inc. a Japanese studio based in Koganei, Tokyo.