Did you try Ghibli art?
By now you must have got irritated by seeing it all over.
I was casually exploring ChatGPT’s new image generation feature.
Saw some buzz around Ghibli-style art on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Thought it was just another internet trend.
But I went down testing it and it’s so much more than just Ghibli pictures.
Out of pure excitement, I posted my outputs by Friday evening.
I got 2 kinds of replies:
1) Toh ab ham kya karenge sab AI karega to?
2) This is insane. How did you do that?
Isn’t it amazing how people react so oppositely to same thing?
Let me be honest. I get the fear.
AI has already swept out the jobs of:
– Customer service representatives
- Junior writers
- Admin assistants
- Data processors
- Warehouse pickers
And so on
Just quietly replaced.
Sometimes with applause.
Even I feel a bit uneasy about how datasets have been used for training without permissions.
And privacy? That was a myth anyway, now it’s just out in the open.
But here’s the thing:
👉 These negative aspects won’t stop me from using AI to my advantage.
Why?
Because I literally generated a promo image for our product in 30 seconds.
Something a designer would have taken 2 hours for.
In one prompt.
My friend, Anmol, runs an eCommerce store and he used to spend ₹50K on product shoots.
Now he gets same results using AI tools included in a single subscription.
Ashutosh’s sister works in fashion retail and her company is using AI to list and design products faster than ever.
I helped my friend with caricature for his wedding invitation. I was quoted ₹5K during my wedding for same thing!
I don’t feel the need to hire interns for exact same tasks that I hired interns for!
So what now?
I’m doubling down.
Leaning in.
Going aggressive with AI.
It’s on you how you take it.
Because if someone keeps resisting, honestly – it’s their own loss.
Not just businesses but even individuals have several use cases of AI.
It’s not about replacing humans.
It’s about augmenting your speed and creativity.
And the best part? You don’t need a massive budget to start.
What are your thoughts?
✍ TODAY’S ACTION ITEM
Try this
1) Pick one task you do every week that’s repetitive or boring.
2) Search for an AI tool that can help automate or assist it. Product Hunt can help you here.
3) Use it 3 times this week. Not once. Thrice.
4) Share your experience. People will learn from it. If not, just share with me 🙂
We’re accountability partners, you remember?