OpenAI is using Studio Ghibli-style memes as an ad hoc promotional campaign for its new image generator—despite Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki's famous hatred of AI. Sam Altman even made his X avatar a 'Ghiblified' portrait.
Disgracing Miyazaki is part of the point: It's more proof to the industry's biggest boosters that they have won—that they're free to use, appropriate, and commoditize art however they see fit.
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/openais-studio-ghibli-meme-factory
@brianmerchant
The worst personalities religiously defend AI. Outraged by basic boundaries that apply an ounce of guilt to their reckless, unnecessary hyper-consumer wishes. Their "innocent fun" with colorful deepfakes.
They victimise themselves as disabled and have weird revenge fantasies. We all just tape bananas to walls in their head or got blessed by god. Intently ignoring that we just practiced art while other kids played games. Or that IT dudes always earned much more per default.
@brianmerchant
We also deserve no rights or "human privilege". While their apps deserve all the rights and freedom in the world, because it is just a "virtual child learning". That it doesn't operate human at all is just a forgettable detail.
AI nurtures utterly unhinged toxic vultures. People who fail at basic logic and empathy.
Brian Merchant
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