He screamed in the sky: Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, Oscar winner, criticized the use of the Artificial intelligence artistic. “It is an insult to life itself,” said the Japanese during an event in which AI was used to make art.
The moment spread on Twitter, and is the latest run-in for artists with Artificial Intelligence.
Miyazaki (Tokyo, 1941) is the mastermind behind titles like Spirited Away, Princess Mononole, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl no Ugoku Shiro, and Gake no ue no Ponyo.
In 2014, he received an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, while Studio Ghibli won one for Outstanding Animated Film Production for Spirited Away. They also nominated other of their works, such as Howl’s Moving Castle, A Memory of Marnie, The Wind Rises, and The Tale of Princess Kaguya.
Tofu Pixel, a Twitter user, posted Miyazaki’s outrageous reaction. It happened during an AI animation showcase, and the presentation argues that this kind of work “It will bring ideas that the human mind cannot think of.”
In the video a person appears crawling, and the exhibitors indicate that it can serve as a zombie in a movie or video.
Hayao Miyazaki’s reflections on artistic Artificial Intelligence
This was Miyazaki’s indignant response:
“Well…every morning, not in recent days, I see a friend who has disability issues. It is very difficult for him to even raise his hand in greeting, he suffers from motor problems. Now, thinking about him, I can’t look at this presentation and believe that it’s interesting. Anyone who believes this has no idea what pain is or anything related to it. I’m very disgusted. If you really want to do grotesque themes, do it. I would never want to incorporate this type of technology into my work. I feel like it’s an insult to life itself.”
The exhibitors defended the use of Artificial Intelligence: “We would like to build a machine that draws as humans do.”
Subsequently, Miyazaki reflected:
“I feel like we are getting closer to the end of time. Humans are losing faith in ourselves.”
The video is seen to be elaborate, with cuts, without continuity between the event and Miyazaki’s final reflection. But it is an example of the annoyance of various artists, many, with the impulse of Artificial Intelligence.
screen rant indicates that “the concept (of artistic AI) is daunting and, for many working artists, is an insult to art itself.”
“Art is a creative outlet that transfers ideas, experiences, and pain from the mind to the canvas. The concept of a machine that makes art is an elimination of that much-needed intermediary, dehumanizing the process.”