Quote of the day by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki on AI: "I
strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself" decrying the rise of machine-made art

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Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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One of the world's most renowned illustrators has previously described the rise of AI-generated content as the end of an era for human creativity

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Hayao Miyazaki has been at the helm of Studio Ghibli , the legendary Japanese animation studio, in one way
or another for 40 years now serving as honorary chairman and continuing to direct feature films. Over the last few decades, he's seen a dramatic change in culture and technology while sticking to his traditionalist guns. "I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself." Hayao Miyazaki, November 2016 The death of creativity Miyazaki is known for aggressively high standards and a dedication to the craft of animation. Quote of the day This article is part of TechRadar Pro's QOTD project to provide an insight into
the minds of the brightest and most recognized figures in the technology industry today and in years gone by. Read the full series here . For years,
he has overseen teams of artists hand-painting beautiful visuals from films such as My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away frame by frame. His reaction to learning that artists on his team were experimenting with AI was pretty much as you'd expect. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

Filmed speaking to his team during the filming of the 2016 documentary Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki , the animator was unequivocal in his condemnation of the use of AI for an experiment during the production of the short film Boro the Caterpillar . Rage against the machine Miyazaki shared
his thoughts in this documentary a year before Google released the seminal paper on the transformer architecture that now underpins today's dominant AI models and six years before OpenAI first launched ChatGPT . You may like Quote of the day by filmmaker Tim Burton: 'It's like a robot taking your humanity, your soul' a scathing slapdown on AI cloning artistic styles 'Some creative jobs maybe will go away, but maybe they shouldn't have been there in the first place' - quote of the day by ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Masters of the Universe director has his say on AI use in the entertainment industry

Despite airing his views so bluntly, nearly a decade on, OpenAI's image generator became embroiled in controversy when thousands of people took part in a viral craze that involved generating Ghibli-esque graphics within seconds.

The trend raised serious concerns about the role that AI plays in the modern creative landscape. While it was used primarily for fun in this instance,
it's easy to see how executives may see the time-saving potential of automation tools and the allure of removing the blood, sweat, and toil that humans put into their creative endeavors. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me
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