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Our GPUs are melting: OpenAI after viral Ghibli trend

Inshorts · 3m ago

Our GPUs are melting: OpenAI after viral Ghibli trend

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday posted on X, "It's super fun seeing people love images in ChatGPT...But our GPUs are melting." He added, "We're going to temporarily introduce some rate limits while we work on making it more efficient...We're also refusing some generations that should be allowed." Sam's statement came as millions used ChatGPT to create Ghibli-inspired images.

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This is insane, can you all chill: Sam Altman on viral Ghibli feature in ChatGPT

Inshorts · 3m ago

This is insane, can you all chill: Sam Altman on viral Ghibli feature in ChatGPT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked ChatGPT users to "please chill" on generating Studio Ghibli-style images. "This is insane. Our team needs sleep," Altman added days after saying OpenAI's "GPUs are melting" due to the viral feature. After an X user asked for timeline on AGI development, Altman said, "It'll come sooner if you stop using our GPUs to make images."

ChatGPT user base grew fourfold in a year: Sam Altman

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1m ago

ChatGPT user base grew fourfold in a year: Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that ChatGPT's daily active users have grown more than fourfold over the past year. Although exact numbers weren't disclosed, it's reported that the platform may have surpassed 800 million users. The release of GPT-4o and a viral Studio Ghibli trend significantly boosted engagement. Altman praised the technical advancements and reliability improvements achieved by the engineering team, attributing these to the platform's rapidly growing user base.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman breaks silence on copyright issues related to Ghibli-style image generation

Economic Times

Economic Times · 3m ago

OpenAI’s Sam Altman breaks silence on copyright issues related to Ghibli-style image generation

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed copyright controversies concerning Ghibli-style art generated by ChatGPT, emphasizing it as a societal benefit despite complexities. This trend, which gained virality on social media, raised issues about user data privacy, as personal images are shared widely. OpenAI stated user data might be used for model training unless opted out. Altman noted record user engagement, with ChatGPT reaching over 130 million users, heavily influenced by this image-generation feature.

Added 1 mn users in 1 hr: Altman amid popularity of Ghibli feature

Inshorts · 3m ago

Added 1 mn users in 1 hr: Altman amid popularity of Ghibli feature

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday claimed that ChatGPT added one million users in a single hour, following the rollout of a new image generation feature which allows people to share Ghibli-inspired images created by ChatGPT. He said, "ChatGPT launch 26 months ago was one of the craziest viral moments I'd ever seen...we added one million users in...the last hour."

ChatGPT overtakes TikTok, Instagram to become most downloaded app globally in March

Economic Times

Economic Times · 3m ago

ChatGPT overtakes TikTok, Instagram to become most downloaded app globally in March

In March, OpenAI’s ChatGPT became the most downloaded app globally, surpassing TikTok and Instagram, with a combined 46 million downloads from the Apple and Google Play stores. A viral trend where users created "Ghibli-fied" images contributed to its popularity. Despite ChatGPT’s surge, overall app downloads showed a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Apps like TikTok, Facebook, and WhatsApp also remained highly popular, following ChatGPT in download rankings.

Grind for a decade, no one cares for 7.5 yrs & hates you for remaining 2.5 yrs: Altman

Inshorts · 3m ago

Grind for a decade, no one cares for 7.5 yrs & hates you for remaining 2.5 yrs: Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talked about how his life has been while working at the AI startup. "Be me," he wrote, saying that after his 10-year grind, most people didn't care for first 7.5 years but hated him for remaining 2.5 years. "Wake up one day to hundreds of messages...'Look I made you into a twink ghibli style," he posted.

Sam Altman appreciated PM Modi's vision on tech: Ashwini Vaishnaw

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Sam Altman appreciated PM Modi's vision on tech: Ashwini Vaishnaw

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is currently on a visit to India. "PM Narendra Modi guides us to democratise technology. Sam appreciated PM's vision," Vaishnaw said. "Had a super cool discussion with Sam on our strategy of creating the entire AI stack- GPUs, models and apps," he added.

Altman's crypto startup Worldcoin sues Spanish regulator after ban

Inshorts · 1y ago

Altman's crypto startup Worldcoin sues Spanish regulator after ban

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's crypto project Worldcoin has sued Spain's data protection agency AEPD after being banned in the country. "It is...unfortunate that they are spreading inaccurate and misleading claims about our technology globally," Worldcoin said. The project, which scans people's eyeballs, has been temporarily banned after AEPD received several complaints about it.

OpenAI releases statement on Suchir Balaji 2 months after his death, criticised

Inshorts · 6m ago

OpenAI releases statement on Suchir Balaji 2 months after his death, criticised

OpenAI faced criticism for releasing a statement on whistleblower Suchir Balaji, calling him a "valued member of our team", nearly two months after his death. "We've reached out to...police and have offered our assistance...Out of respect, we won't be commenting further," OpenAI said. "No one believes any of this crap," an X user said. "Too little too late," said another.

ChatGPT faces outage amid Ghibli art frenzy; OpenAI says services back on track

YourStory

YourStory · 3m ago

ChatGPT faces outage amid Ghibli art frenzy; OpenAI says services back on track

ChatGPT experienced an outage on Sunday due to overwhelming demand for a new Studio Ghibli-style image generation feature. Reports of issues began on Saturday night, intensifying by Sunday afternoon as users expressed frustrations on social media. OpenAI acknowledged server overload and worked to restore services, which were fully recovered soon afterward. The incident, marked by 219 complaints on Downdetector, highlighted the feature's popularity and user engagement surge, prompting a response from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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