San Francisco – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has sparked excitement with a cryptic teaser about an upcoming enhancement to the company’s image-generation tool. Amid the viral success of Studio Ghibli-style AI art, Altman posted on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “Y’all are not ready for images v2…”, hinting at major upgrades in the next version.
The Ghibli-inspired AI feature has triggered a surge in user engagement, with ChatGPT surpassing 150 million weekly active users for the first time this year. However, its popularity has also reignited debates on AI-generated art and copyright concerns. Legendary Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, a vocal critic of AI in creative fields, once condemned such technology as “an insult to life itself.”
With growing anticipation for “images v2,” the AI community is eager to see how OpenAI balances innovation with ethical considerations while pushing the boundaries of AI-generated art.
