OpenAI saw huge Ghibli-style AI art response, especially India

OpenAI's Prafulla Dhariwal, the mind behind GPT-4o's image generation, reports being "blown away" by the overwhelming response to the Ghibli-style AI art, particularly from India. Dhariwal, Head of Multimodal at OpenAI, noted India quickly became the fastest-growing market for image generation, leading to the biggest growth surge in OpenAI's history. The model allows users to transform images, with the Ghibli style being a popular output. Dhariwal, a Pune native, emphasizes the potential for AI to empower people and encourages young researchers to stay curious and embrace a growth mindset. He hopes to build tools that help people express themselves.