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Artists Sound Copyright Alarm with New ChatGPT Tool’s “Game Over” Warning

Artists have criticized a new
ChatGPT
An image generator accused of copying artistic styles, putting its developer in hot water for copyright infringement.

This week, tech behemoth OpenAI introduced its GPT-40 model, which has been praised by the company’s founder.
Sam Altman
As “a new benchmark for embracing creative liberty.”

In addition to powerful image-creation capabilities, this tool has much weaker safety measures compared to earlier iterations, enabling users to generate images of famous personalities and visuals resembling copyrighted material within seconds.

It rapidly gained widespread attention due to its capability to produce top-notch images styled after Wallace & Gromit, The Simpsons, The Muppets, and Studio Ghibli’s anime creations.

Mr. Altman, who is 39 years old, went so far as to change his social media profile image to an AI-generated rendition of himself in the style of Studio Ghibli animations.

OpenAI anticipates its earnings will increase threefold to £9.8 billion ($12.7 billion) in 2025, yet the artists whose work is being replicated are not expected to see even a single cent of this.

British artist Dave McKean, known for his illustrations in Batman comics,
Alice Cooper
Album covers along with those of Stephen King books have witnessed his distinctive style being accurately replicated— he also thinks that tools such as GPT-40 will ruin the art sector.

Mr. McKean, aged 61, stated: “I have no doubt that they will only become better at reproducing this kind of thing.”




Why would anybody be willing to pay me for illustration when they could just instruct a computer to create something in my style?

AI has the potential to achieve remarkable feats in scientific research, climate pattern analysis, and virology—but it should not be allowed into the realm of creative arts.

If the government decides to eliminate every single copyright barrier, I’m finished as an artist.

He highlighted that AI lacks inherent talent—its capability to produce ‘art’ extends only as far as replicating creations made by actual artists in real life.

The founder of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, who is 84 years old, has previously strongly opposed AI-generated artwork, describing it as “a disrespect to life itself.”

I sense that we’re approaching the end,” he remarked. “Humans seem to be losing belief in our own capabilities.

Luiza Jarovsky from the AI, Tech & Privacy Academy stated: “It remains uncertain if OpenAI has secured licensing agreements with Studio Ghibli and other artists whose styles are being replicated. In my opinion, these kinds of arrangements seem improbable. I predict that we’re likely heading towards another round of copyright litigation.”

Keir Starmer’s administration aims to shield major technology companies from copyright regulations. This exemption would enable these firms to utilize copyrighted content found online for enhancing artificial intelligence offerings. Content creators would be required to explicitly opt-out if they do not wish their creations to be used this way.



The Mail is leading a campaign to safeguard Britain’s creative sectors from the menace.

The children’s author Chris Bradford is supporting this initiative after finding out that unauthorized versions of his bestselling Bodyguard and Young Samurai series were accessed via artificial intelligence in November 2023.

“You can currently instruct ChatGPT to compose a story in the style of Chris Bradford, and it captures my work with remarkable precision,” he stated. “You have the option to request specific plotlines from the Young Samurai series, and it manages to replicate these details flawlessly.”

‘There should be compensation. Writers like me are merely seeking equity.’

Mr Bradford, aged 50 from Hove, East Sussex, mentioned that a year back, AI chatbots struggled to produce believable short stories. However, these systems have advanced enough to generate acceptable pieces of fiction nowadays. He thinks that possibly within the coming year, they might be capable of writing engaging novels.

Author Harriet Evans, aged 50, was taken aback and felt violated after requesting ChatGPT to ‘create a novel by Harriet Evans’—the AI tool generated a digital copy resembling her work, including similar character names and plotlines.

The title of the narrative was “The Place of Lost Gardens,” combining elements from two of her top-selling works — “A Place for Us” and “The Garden of Lost and Found.”

It felt as though I had been hit in the stomach,” stated Mrs. Evans. “My role involves condensing my ideas, experiences, and feelings from the past five decades into written works. The sight of a machine replicating everything I have done is terrifying.

‘It doesn’t just endanger the incomes of countless authors, booksellers, printers, publishers, and librarians, but the thought of my kids being raised on literature created by a computer is terrifying.’

Ms. Evans, who has two children, mentioned that permitting AI firms to bypass copyright regulations could be ‘extremely detrimental to Britain.’ She also noted, ‘It seems like the government isn’t fully aware of the implications involved in this matter.’

OpenAI mentioned that they stop images from being created in the style of current living artists, yet they allow more general studio styles which individuals have utilized to produce and exchange numerous delightfully creative and inspiring original fan works.

A spokesperson stated: “The objective is to provide users with maximum creative liberty. We continuously gain insights from practical usage and user input, and we will persistently enhance our guidelines along the way.”

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