OpenAI’s new picture generator, powered by its GPT-4o mannequin, is now obtainable to all customers, CEO Sam Altman mentioned in a submit on X. The characteristic was till now obtainable solely to paying customers of ChatGPT.
Whereas it’s not clear what number of photographs customers on the free tier can generate, Altman final week had talked about a restrict of three photographs per day.
OpenAI’s picture era device took off immediately after launch, with Altman saying the demand was so excessive, the corporate’s GPUs have been “melting.” The device shortly additionally gained notoriety for getting used to transform footage into the type of Japanese animation agency Studio Ghibli, elevating considerations round copyright and coaching knowledge utilized by the corporate as nicely, given the similarity in type.
Some individuals additionally used it to generate faux receipts, comparable to restaurant payments. An OpenAI spokesperson informed TechCrunch that each one these photographs have metadata indicating that ChatGPT generated them, and that the corporate “takes actions” if the photographs violate the corporate’s tips.
In the meantime, OpenAI right now mentioned it raised $40 billion in funding led by SoftBank at a $300 billion valuation. The corporate additionally mentioned ChatGPT has hit 500 million weekly energetic customers and 700 million month-to-month energetic customers.
