Local Man Okay With AI’s Wholesale Theft From Artists Now He Can Make Studio Ghibli Memes

“I WAS VERY much on the ‘the creative process and our emotional responses to art is what makes us human’ side of the fence but then fuck me, one of the lads sent in the RTÉ man slips on ice in the inimitable style of Hayao Miyazaki so I’m team AI,” grinned local movie buff Cian Gordon.

The 29-year-old’s whole perspective on the wholesale theft of copyrighted material by AI companies has softened in the light of being able to make Michael Lowry giving the two fingers in the Dáil look like he was the work of a team of experienced Japanese animators drawing by hand for days on end.

“It’s easy to moan but these profit chasing behemoths backed by billions investment funds cash are curing cancer. Mind you, so far all we’ve seen in terms of that sort of breakthrough is AI generate images of porn in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. But you can’t argue it’s not a net positive for humanity,” offered Gordon almost instantaneously transforming into a rabid defender of Open AI and its peers.

Previously quick to point out the environmental impact of using AI, Gordon retorted that his artist friend John Loughlin has likely created a significant carbon footprint from the number of times he has typed ‘thieving cunts’ into the WhatsApp group accompanied with a number of angry face emojis.

“You’re looking at it the wrong way, if AI illegally copied my life’s work for their own financial gain without paying me any compensation, I tell you what, I’d take it as a compliment,” said the mobile phone network sales rep.

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