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This meme began trending on March 26, 2025. With the release of ChatGPT's GPT-4o image generation feature, users converting their photos into the Studio Ghibli art style gained significant popularity.

The 'ChatGPT Ghibli Style' meme refers to the phenomenon where users leverage ChatGPT's image generation feature (GPT-4o) to transform photos of themselves, celebrities, or pets into the distinctive warm and dreamy animation style characteristic of Studio Ghibli. This trend is part of a broader movement to convert images into various famous animation styles, including Disney and The Simpsons, with the Ghibli style, in particular, achieving explosive popularity.

"Chat-GPT Ghibli Style" (pronounced as "chat-jee-pee gib-lee style")

This meme was widely adopted by people of all ages and genders due to its high accessibility and fun nature. It became particularly popular for changing social media profile pictures to the Ghibli style, attracting widespread participation.

Users primarily converted photos of themselves, their families, or pets into the Ghibli style and shared them on social media. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, even changed his X (formerly Twitter) profile picture to a Ghibli-style image. There were also instances of companies, such as McDonald's Mexico, creating and posting Ghibli-style AI images on Facebook for marketing purposes.

The 'ChatGPT Ghibli Style' meme requires caution regarding copyright and personal data usage issues. While some argue that a specific art style is not subject to copyright protection, there is a possibility of copyright infringement if the specific expression is original and highly similar. Using such images for commercial purposes without the original creator's permission is particularly likely to constitute copyright infringement. Furthermore, free users should be mindful of their privacy settings, as uploaded photos may be used for AI model training. Some art styles or content may also be refused generation or censored due to copyright concerns.