With artificial intelligence (AI) gaining ground in anime , many are wondering: how far can this technology go? For Goro Miyazaki , director of Studio Ghibli and son of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki , the answer is clear — no algorithm will be able to replicate the soul of the studio's works.
Recently, tools like ChatGPT have started generating Ghibli-style illustrations, reigniting the debate about the future of animation. Goro, responsible for films like " Tales from Earthsea " and " From Kokuriko Hill ," recognizes the impressive advances in AI. He believes we'll soon see entire films created by artificial intelligence. Still, for him, the art created by Hayao Miyazaki is irreplaceable.
According to Goro, his father's unique experience—marked by wartime—is what gives Studio Ghibli's animations that rare combination of softness and melancholy. And this, he says, no AI can replicate. " If my father and Toshio Suzuki can't make anime, who will? " he asks.
Despite this, Goro doesn't rule out the use of AI as a tool. He sees it as a useful resource for developing ideas and speeding up production. However, he doesn't believe fans are ready to consume content entirely created by machines.
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