From Chat GPT's Ghibli to Gemini 2.5 Pro to create Ghibli images: All things viral that people have gone crazy about

The dynamic world today is progressing actively in technology, where AI is popularly standing a place not only among engineers but also the common public who are now trying their hands on to get a knack of putting the tech intelligence to use and some of these technologies grab the spotlight and ignite viral trends. This week has been no different, where a mix of major updates has got a lot of attention across social media. Following these trends, ChatGPT’s viral Studio Ghibli-inspired image generator has led users into a frenzy. Amid this, many other popular tech brands have also entered the race to lead in AI, and some social media platforms have also rolled out new updates that have been liked by users. Here are the top five crazy social media trends

ChatGPT's native image generation feature has run errands among everyone on social media and people are still generating and posting ‘Ghiblified’ images of not only themselves but also of popular scenes from Bollywood movies, and monuments. However, the popularity overwhelmed OpenAI's infrastructure, causing excessive GPU load and leading to temporary limits on image generation. CEO Sam Altman spoke about the situation saying that their GPUs were ‘melting’.

Google introduced its Gemini 2.5 Pro language model to all users, which outperformed competitors, achieving an impressive accuracy score of 18.8% in testing on "Humanity's Last Exam." This version of Gemini can also generate ‘Ghibli’ images for free, and transform these images into whimsical versions of them, additionally, the model also supports a 1 million-token context window, which means to roughly accommodate 750,000 words in the prompt. Gemini 2.5 Pro supports extensive queries and deep contextual understanding.

As OpenAI imposed restrictions on ChatGPT’s image generation, users turned to Grok AI, xAI's text-to-image model, as an alternative. Grok AI became popular for its ability to create high-quality Studio Ghibli-style visuals with minimal censorship. It is also known for its user-friendly interface and creative output.

Instagram introduced a fast-forward option for reels, allowing users to play videos at double speed by long-pressing on either side of the screen. Inspired by TikTok, this feature increases user control and mode of ease while enhancing the engagement with short-form content like reels. This facility to fast forward the reels is available to all Instagram users, and it gets along well with Meta’s strategy of incorporating innovative features to make the social media platform more attractive to the users.

WhatsApp rolled out version 25.8.74, through which iPhone users can set it as their default messaging and calling app. This update allows effortless usage of the app, bypassing Apple’s Messages and FaceTime apps. Once this is set-up, users can initiate calls or messages directly through WhatsApp, making this communication easier.