Studio Ghibli and other Japanese publishers demand OpenAI stop using their content to train models

Studio Ghibli-style AI-generated videos on OpenAI’s new Sora 2 platform have become a viral sensation online. Users have been sharing clips that mimic the studio’s signature hand-drawn aesthetic on social media platforms since its release in September. Now, a Japanese trade organisation representing publishers like Studio Ghibli and Bandai Namco has formally requested that OpenAI cease using their copyrighted content to train its Sora 2 video generation model, reported gaming news site Automaton.

The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), a…