ChatGPT’s Ghibli Art Feature Surges to One Million Users in an Hour
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has witnessed an unprecedented surge in user engagement, adding one million users within an hour, thanks to its newly introduced Ghibli-style image generation feature. This rapid adoption has not only put OpenAI’s infrastructure to the test but has also ignited debates about AI-generated art and its ethical implications.
kowshik Reddy
OpenAI's ChatGPT is being hailed as the service with the fastest uptake in history: it added a million users in just an hour. Much of this growth can be attributed to the platform's new feature that allows users to generate images of artwork in the peculiar style of Studio Ghibli.
The incredible hand-drawn animated movies and quite fantastical stories from Studio Ghibli have inspired a trend where users change personal photos, pets, and almost everything into Ghibli-style art; just sending it viral to social media has generated even more interest in what ChatGPT can do.
Its unprecedented acceptance has wreaked havoc on OpenAI's infrastructure. It is a reality that Sam Altman has duly accepted by stressing that OpenAI's GPUs are severely pressured because of the throng of image-generation requests that have been pouring in from users. As such, OpenAI has imposed former rate limits to control the upsurge and stability of the systems.
Happily, the Ghibli-style generation has brought smiles to the faces of many users; however, it has got people going on about the moral implications of having AI-created artwork, especially when it comes to copyrights and reproducing specific artistic styles. Hayao Miyazaki, a co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has previously spoken in favor of the view that AI art would very much "violate" life itself. He agrees with most in the artistic community who voice such sentiments, asking some of the most fundamental questions concerning the intersection of technology today and creative expression.
However, as ChatGPT learns new features and continues developing, it is uncertain how OpenAI will manage these simultaneous concerns as regards user excitement and potential. Whether or not the Ghibli-styled images generated by ChatGPT will infect the same viral sensation now spreading across parts of the world and fuel ethical debates.
