Ghibli aesthetic as an AI filter: Art in the age of artificial intelligence 

My first reaction to the rampant, mindless “Ghiblification” of images was outrage. Reducing the illustrious legacy of the pioneering Japanese animation studio into an AI filter is blasphemy, enough to be a punishable offense. What’s there to discuss?

However, there are plenty. This debate is the latest offshoot of the centuries-old discourse around originality vs accessibility in art that’s laden with more nuance, context, and history than any Instagram reel can make you understand in 90 seconds. It therefore cannot be categorised into the…