Vishal Dadlani slams ChatGPT's viral Ghibli trend; labels it as ‘AI's plagiarisation’

The latest Studio Ghibli trend, where AI generates a popular animated style version of your pictures, has taken over the World Wide Web. From social media users to celebrities, no one has been spared by Ghibli fever. The adorable animated pictures are going viral on the internet; however, there are a few who are not impressed by the charms of this new trend. There is a fraction of people who don’t see the Ghibli art as just a viral trend and are more focused on the repercussions. For instance, singer and music composer Vishal Dadlani sees this trend as nothing but an “AI's plagiarisation of an artist's life's work”
Musical artist Vishal Dadlani, who has always been very vocal about his thoughts on subjects that matter, has taken to his social media to disdain the viral trend. And though he didn’t give into the trend, his fans generated his Ghilbli avatar that appears to have disappointed the musical artist. Thus, he also requested them not to tag him in posts featuring his Ghibli-style avatar.
“Sorry I'm not sharing any of the Studio Ghibli style images you guys have made of or for me. I just can't bring myself to support AI's plagiarisation of an artist's life's work," Vishal wrote in his note shared on his IG story.
He continued, “Not to mention, the environmental horror that those images are. Please do NOT make any more. Thank you."
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As aforementioned, the Ghibli trend or the Ghibli fever spared no one. Bollywood’s beloved stars like Kiara Advani, Parineeti Chopra, and even Amitabh Bachchan were seen sharing the Ghibli-inspired pictures.
"And Ghibli.. invades the world... in the reality of the realm of communication .. and the making of the 'reel’ .. another now popular concept .. one which demands attention,” wrote Amitabh Bachchan as he shared a Ghilbli-style picture from a fan meet.

A few days ago, fans of Studio Ghibli, the legendary Japanese animation studio famous for films like Spirited Away, were excited to discover a new version of ChatGPT that enables users to convert memes and personal images into the distinctive style of its founder, Hayao Miyazaki.
However, this trend also ignited a debate over the ethical considerations surrounding the use of artificial intelligence tools that are trained on copyrighted creative materials. It raised concerns about the potential effects on the livelihoods of human artists in the future. Hayao Miyazaki, the 84-year-old co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has expressed skepticism about the use of AI in animation.