Despite ChatGpt users filling the Internet with AI-generated filth of Ghibli portraits, the Internet is divided into democratization of art. Most users don’t even recognize large-scale works from well-known Japanese animation studios. The latest trend among users has humiliated and lightly meant the passionate labor of decades of Miyazaki’s lively magical universe, Ponyo, Pocorosso, Kiki’s delivery, and other beloved film magical universes.
Amid all the heated debates about the ethics and legality of OpenAI, which clearly works by plagiarizing copyright, AI BOT features have now become free to all users. However, artists from around the world have doubled their battle with AI Slops and posted hand-drawn art.
ChatGpt Image Gen has been deployed to all free users! – Sam Altman (@sama) April 1, 2025
There was a response with users asking if “Is this an April Fool’s Day joke?” One user said, “Yesterday: Too many people are generating images. Today: Let’s add everyone else.” Another comment was, “Day 1: You’re melting our server.
One user reminded him that this was an attempt to seize a user’s private image for further training. Another netizen called the move a “pandemic.” One user made the following statement:
Sam, the massive royalty comes from the original artist. Human art needs to be appreciated and rewarded. AI art is amazing. That has its purpose. But it is an inferior category, a soulless portrayal with zero reliability. It mainly erodes our brains into Jello. ”
Yesterday: Too many people generate images.
Today: Add everyone else. – Aaron Disibio (@disibioaaron) April 1, 2025
sam to the gpus and stuff rn pic.twitter.com/lcupb4uvww – TannerRadlofffy® (@radloff97) April 1, 2025
Day 1: Server OMG is melting
Day 2: Sleep to our developers pls omg
Day 5: OMG PLEBS You have it too.
Is it today April 1st in India? https://t.co/q6r3i5yut7 – Dr. Ashvind Bawa (@doctorbawaa) April 1, 2025
Instagram people feed Ghibli-style images: https://t.co/qjrejpcfgq pic.twitter.com/l8twdsv1wy – Pranjal Sharma (@Chandlerpeeing) April 1, 2025
https://t.co/xcnale1gvx pic.twitter.com/kombfsppna – Mark Krynsky (@krynsky) April 1, 2025
After collecting all private photos from millions of users, training the model for free with real-time data, Twitter.com/t3x8xgupxw https://t.co/d9ttun79ef – Naveen Kopparam (@naveenkopparam) April 1, April 1, 2025
Here is one great strategy for collecting user data with consent https://t.co/p4sx8qszgq – Gothilla (@iambellur) April 1, 2025
Sam, the massive royalty comes from the original artist.
Human art needs to be appreciated and rewarded,
AI art is amazing, it has a purpose.
But it’s an inferior category,
A depiction of zero authenticity and soullessness.
It mainly erodes our brains into Jello
Pandemic https://t.co/xwujnhjm3q – Tunde (@dat_mclovin) April 1, 2025
See: Sam Altman encourages ChatGpt users to “cool” amid the intense Ghibli-style image trends. “Our team needs sleep.”
Meanwhile, we’ll show you some of the AI Art No posts by real artists. This move has been trending for some time ever since people started posting AI-generated sketches online using tools other than ChatGpt, such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion. Artists of the genre beg ChatGpt users and herds of Aibros to “pick up a pencil” and actually draw them.
A blatant reminder that it will not support or use “AY Eye.” pic.twitter.com/h0vbjohjh0 – Gas! 🌱✨ Looking for work! (@friedbaens) March 27, 2025
The pencils and paper from “AI Made Art Art Accessible” were always accessible lmaoooo – kraken 🦹🏻♂️ (@supkraken) March 27, 2025
The colocar, the process of arriving at the algunsaívenhamcontarhistóriapra pic.twitter.com/ctgl8lfk2w – calaboca.co (@bisualvoy) April 1, 2025
Delivery time 🎀🌟
Ghibli Fanart, with care and love from a real artist.
And I want to see more fan art created by real people with passion and inspiration. pic.twitter.com/sbw37qx4du – 🥖kekeflipnote.bsky.social🥖 (@kekeflipnote) March 28, 2025
pic.twitter.com/j0bxmb1mtk – ᴋᴋᴀ (@kaileen_) March 27, 2025
https://t.co/ve43yzay8k pic.twitter.com/i1kdjlbfts – janm (commissions open!) (@jankapnoc) March 28, 2025
pic.twitter.com/x6ydx5dttd – raphaëlerba (@raphael_erba) March 27, 2025
ghibli trend…pic.twitter.com/elewwvqzsv – raphaëlerba (@raphael_erba) March 26, 2025
pic.twitter.com/3wko1dl9gc – adifitri🍉 (@adifitri33) March 27, 2025
https://t.co/akau60dfq0 pic.twitter.com/udhibetgpj – gus! 🌱✨ Looking for work! (@friedbaens) March 27, 2025
See, you can’t do this with AI. This is the lifeline of human creativity, https://t.co/bgqh8feyem – arvofärt (@arvofart) March 29, 2025
At all ages generated by AI, “glass workers” were drawn by hand.
There are no shortcuts. There is no algorithm. Just work, talent, perseverance. Pakistan’s official Oscar submission. AI is the future, but it’s a tool, not an artist.Glass Worker | Official English trailer…pic.twitter.com/fgyurfe3pz – Usman Riaz (@usmanriaz1990) March 27, 2025
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And that wasn’t the only critical statement he made. https://t.co/nku1ed6ljo pic.twitter.com/kfta2ve40g – Futurism (@futurism) March 12, 2025
See: Studio Gibberish! When ChatGpt users flood the internet with Ghibli-style photos
Cover: Patrick Gawande/Mashable India
