AI turned war photos into Ghibli scenes. Fans say Miyazaki would be horrified

A resurfaced quote from legendary Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki has sparked a wave of backlash against the latest viral ChatGPT trend: using AI to transform photos and memes into Ghibli-style art. As fans and critics flood social media with concerns, many point to Miyazaki’s longstanding rejection of AI-generated animation—calling it not just an insult to art, but "an insult to life itself."

The backlash reached the AI-hating community and is now spreading as far and wide as the memes themselves.