THE recent Hari Raya celebrations saw a new trend ripple across social media. Alongside traditional family photos and festive greetings were artificial intelligence or AI-generated portraits of families and loved ones transformed into characters in a world taken straight out of a Studio Ghibli film.
Novel, accessible, and beautiful, these pieces of “art” were created in seconds with just a few typed words and an uploaded photo. But as they made the rounds, so did a deeper conversation: What does this mean for creativity, ownership, and consent? What about respect for artists or the ethical use of AI in content creation?