Studio Ghibli in Japan declined to comment Friday. As users posted their Ghibli-style images on social media, Miyazaki’s previous comments on AI animation also began to resurface.

Also widely shared, however, is a 2016 video in which Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki describes AI-generated art as an “insult to life itself.” Miyazaki is known for his hand-drawn ...

Studio Ghibli in Japan declined to comment Friday. As users posted their Ghibli-style images on social media, Miyazaki’s previous comments on AI animation also began to resurface.

Studio Ghibli in Japan declined to comment Friday. As users posted their Ghibli-style images on social media, Miyazaki's previous comments on AI animation also began to resurface.

Josh Weigensberg, a partner at the law firm Pryor Cashman, said that one question the Ghibli-style AI art raises is whether the AI model was trained on Miyazaki or Studio Ghibli’s work.

ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind “Spirited Away” and other beloved movies, were ...