Deepfake case study · Image
Sarah Andersen, Hollie Mengert, Studio Ghibli (Hayao Miyazaki) deepfake (Apr 2025)
Artists are concerned about AI's ability to mimic their styles. Sarah Andersen sued three AI companies in January 2023 for copyright infringement, claiming they used her work to train AI models to create false…
- Incident date
- Apr 2025
- Target
- Sarah Andersen, Hollie Mengert, Studio Ghibli (Hayao Miyazaki)
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Artists are concerned about AI's ability to mimic their styles. Sarah Andersen sued three AI companies in January 2023 for copyright infringement, claiming they used her work to train AI models to create false versions of her comics. Hollie Mengert found an AI model replicating her art style in 2022. OpenAI's GPT-4o can generate images resembling artists' styles but now has a refusal trigger for living artists.