In the wake of OpenAI releasing its new server-melting image generator that can create soulless simulacra of Studio Ghibli-style illustrations, CEO Sam Altman is slamming the haters — including, it seems, the man whose art he's cribbing. During an interview with tech founder and YouTuber Arun Mayya, Altman dismissed newly-resurfaced criticisms from Studio Ghibli cofounder Hayao Miyazaki, who in 2016 lambasted an AI-generated animation he was shown as "creepy" and "an insult to life itself." When Mayya — who also, notably, created and deployed AI avatars of himself that allow him to enjoy "permanent vacation" — suggested to Altman that […]

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