The Ghibli-style AI art trend has taken social media by storm, with millions of users transforming their photos into animated visuals reminiscent of legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s works. Prominent figures such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amitabh Bachchan, and Elon Musk have joined the craze, fueling its popularity further.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was asking people to “please chill” on making images with his company’s updated AI image generator.

The Ghibli-gate controversy is just the latest in a series of lawsuits filed by news organizations, authors, and musicians who claim their work was used to train AI models without permission.