In April of this year people began using GPT-4o to transform photos into graphic images inspired by Studio Ghibli. It became an instant sensation known as Ghiblification. Though controversial, this sort of thing is exactly what I love about the web: the capacity of people to take trillions of dollars worth of technology and use it to post cat pictures. Anyhow, this article analyzes the trend as it was covered in media, and arrives at this conclusion (which probably defines our times better than anything else): "The analysis of news articles covering the Ghibli trend revealed a clear dichotomy in media orientation, oscillating between clickbait-driven narratives and ethically focused reporting... this study underscores how journalistic coverage can either contribute to the superficiality of viral trends or foster a more informed and ethically aware public discourse." The same, of course, of education.
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