{"id":385251,"date":"2025-03-27T20:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/openai-ceo-sam-altman-reacts-as-ai-turns-him-into-a-studio-ghibli-character-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T20:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:17:42","slug":"openai-ceo-sam-altman-reacts-as-ai-turns-him-into-a-studio-ghibli-character-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/openai-ceo-sam-altman-reacts-as-ai-turns-him-into-a-studio-ghibli-character-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reacts as AI turns him into a Studio Ghibli Character &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-index-0\">\n<p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently found himself at the centre of an unexpected social media trend, as users began generating Studio Ghibli-style portraits of him using OpenAI\u2019s latest image creation tool. Embracing the development, Altman updated his profile picture and posted on X, \u201cChanged my pfp but maybe someone will make me a better one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-1\">\n<p>He followed up with a humorous reflection on his AI journey, highlighting the irony of his work in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/what-is-studio-ghibli-chatgpt-s-new-image-sparks-a-viral-renaissance-of-iconic-japanese-animation-style-sam-altman-11743039782823.html\" target=\"_blank\">artificial intelligence<\/a> being momentarily overshadowed by an internet meme:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-2\">\n<p>\u201c>be me >grind for a decade trying to help make superintelligence to cure cancer or whatever >mostly no one cares for first 7.5 years, then for 2.5 years everyone hates you for everything >wake up one day to hundreds of messages: \u2018look i made you into a twink ghibli style haha!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-4\">\n<p>OpenAI CEO <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/what-is-studio-ghibli-chatgpt-s-new-image-sparks-a-viral-renaissance-of-iconic-japanese-animation-style-sam-altman-11743039782823.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Altman<\/a> recently found himself at the centre of an unexpected social media trend, as users began generating Studio Ghibli-style portraits of him using OpenAI\u2019s latest image creation tool. Embracing the development, Altman updated his profile picture and posted on X, \u201cChanged my pfp but maybe someone will make me a better one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-9\">\n<p>The viral trend stems from OpenAI\u2019s new image generation feature, which has impressed users with its ability to replicate artistic styles, particularly the distinctive hand-drawn aesthetic of Studio Ghibli. The iconic Japanese animation studio, known for classics like<i>My Neighbour Totoro<\/i> and<i>Spirited Away<\/i>, has long been admired for its intricate animation and storytelling, and AI-generated versions of its style have sparked widespread fascination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-10\">\n<p>However, the popularity of the feature has exceeded <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/world\/japans-toho-acquires-north-american-animation-company-gkids-studio-ghibli-s-us-steward-11729026836074.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\">OpenAI\u2019s <\/a>expectations, leading to delays in making it available to all users. Altman acknowledged this, stating, \u201cImages in ChatGPT are wayyyy more popular than we expected (and we had pretty high expectations). Rollout to our free tier is unfortunately going to be delayed for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-12\">\n<p>OpenAI announced on Wednesday that<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/is-regular-interaction-with-ai-tool-chatgpt-a-problem-openai-reveals-higher-daily-usage-correlated-with-11742875446748.html\" target=\"_blank\"> ChatGPT&#8217;s new built<\/a>-in image generation feature was being introduced to Plus, Pro, Team, and Free users. However, on Thursday, Sam Altman stated in a post on X that the rollout for Free users would be &#8220;delayed for a while.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-13\">\n<p>Additionally, the company mentioned that the feature would be made available to Enterprise and Edu users through its API in the near future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently found himself at the centre of an unexpected social media trend, as users began generating Studio Ghibli-style portraits of him using OpenAI\u2019s latest image creation tool. 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