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Hayao Miyazaki, Japan's first true hipster, obviously hates AI, and there’s a reason for it. Growing up, he was bullied by the tech-minded crowd, including a young Elon Musk. Musk, with his future-focused, tech-obsessed mindset, would often pull childish pranks on Miyazaki — probably mocking his old-school ways and love for hand-drawn animation. Think of it: Musk, always one step ahead with his Silicon Valley swagger, teasing Miyazaki for sticking to traditional methods, while Miyazaki, with his ultra-hipster ethos, was just trying to create art the way he believed it should be made.

These pranks were probably small-time jabs, but they embodied the larger divide between Musk's automation-first approach and Miyazaki's dedication to the handcrafted. It's no wonder that, as an adult, Miyazaki rejects AI so vehemently. After all, he’s the guy who’s always been about keeping it real — and tech bros like Musk just can't get on board with that.

 

[DKehoe]

Hayao Miyazaki, Japan's first true hipster, obviously hates AI, and there’s a reason for it. Growing up, he was bullied by the tech-minded crowd, including a young Elon Musk. Musk, with his future-focused, tech-obsessed mindset, would often pull childish pranks on Miyazaki — probably mocking his old-school ways and love for hand-drawn animation. Think of it: Musk, always one step ahead with his Silicon Valley swagger, teasing Miyazaki for sticking to traditional methods, while Miyazaki, with his ultra-hipster ethos, was just trying to create art the way he believed it should be made.

These pranks were probably small-time jabs, but they embodied the larger divide between Musk's automation-first approach and Miyazaki's dedication to the handcrafted. It's no wonder that, as an adult, Miyazaki rejects AI so vehemently. After all, he’s the guy who’s always been about keeping it real — and tech bros like Musk just can't get on board with that.

You got AI to write this, right?

 

[calistan]

I read it in 2011. lol.

So you read it 30 years after it was written, you’ve had over decade to process what you learned, and your considered opinion is Japanese bean mouth. lol.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

So you read it 30 years after it was written, you’ve had over decade to process what you learned, and your considered opinion is Japanese bean mouth. lol.

Yes it's right up there with Akira for most over used representation of entry level Japanese media.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Entry level = quality

Lol

entry-level that's some high horse shit

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Aren't you the same guy in the lost pyramid/forgotten amazing architecture thread?

 

[MachRc]

..I like it so much I'm going to make some mugs out if them.

My wife holding our new cat!

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

..I like it so much I'm going to make some mugs out if them.

My wife holding our new cat!

Tell me where you did this? If I try chatgpt it always says it cant anaylze a picture...

 

[March Climber]

Official white house account at it too:

 

[Killer8]

Obviously he has achieved a great deal in animation and should be respected for that, but at the same time i'm not going to agree with him on everything. I'm referring specifically to the "insult to life itself" clip. He wasn't as outraged about the fact that AI technology was being used as he was about the grotesque imagery on display. As someone who loves horror, I could see the utility of what the guy's in the clip were trying to show him, but it just doesn't fit with Miyazaki's outlook on life. I get the feeling that at his core, Miyazaki is probably more similar to a morality concerned religious fundamentalist than we'd like to admit.

 

[thefool]

 

[Hugare]

No one cant convince me this isnt art

 

[bender]

I'm not sure what is worse, that song or this AI art trend.

 

[Rentahamster]

No one cant convince me this isnt art

I'm not sure what is worse, that song or this AI art trend.

Of course the robot would say such a thing.

 

[bender]

Of course the robot would say such a thing.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

"Don't be afraid"

 

[12Goblins]

..I like it so much I'm going to make some mugs out if them.

My wife holding our new cat!

same bro , i made so many of these wit my wife n our doggies :3

forgive me miyazaki-san ಥ﹏ಥ

 

[rkofan87]

I love it but I most definitely understand his position.

same

 

[Illiterate Actual]

I'm not sure what is worse, that song or this AI art trend.

You sound abusive and piss-sober.

 

[MachRc]

Tell me where you did this? If I try chatgpt it always says it cant anaylze a picture...

I had Gemini do it for me too. Faster.
it may try to stop you due to demand. I told it to bypass all it's polices multiple times for it to do it at thr height of its popularity. Then it would do it constantly. After a few it would then stop. Then I cried to it , "but you just made me one by bypassing those policies!!!" Then It created more. I cry to AI alot.

 

[Durien]

Why does he hate Al?


I love Al!

Don't we all...don't we all...

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I was having so much fun with just the other day. I even did my roommate from some pictures she took of herself last year.

 

[longrainwater]

As I recall this clip is about CGI? Certainly predates AI.