Sam Altman says that OpenAI's capacity issues will cause product delays
- OpenAI launched a new image generation feature for ChatGPT on March 25, leading to a surge in users and a record spike in engagement.
- OpenAI raised $40 billion at a valuation of $300 billion, nearly doubling its worth since October's $157 billion valuation.
- Due to high demand, users should expect product delays and service slowdowns as OpenAI's GPUs are overwhelmed.
- Nvidia is preparing new GPU architectures to address OpenAI's capacity challenges and improve efficiency.
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Sam Altman says OpenAI's new releases make him feel like a 'YC founder' building things in public all over again
"Lol I feel like a YC founder in 'build in public' mode again," Sam Altman wrote in an X post on Tuesday.Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty ImagesOpenAI rolled out a new image generation feature for ChatGPT and it was a hit with users.Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, said the company had to introduce rate limits because "our GPUs are melting."Altman said the experience reminded him of his early days as a Y Combinator-backed founder.OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman said…
ChatGPT's Ghibli image demand strains OpenAI's resources; Sam Altman warns of delays, asks for GPU boost
The popularity of ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli-inspired images has led to significant challenges for the company. According to the CEO, over 1 million users joined within just five days of the launch of GPT-4o, the model powering these images. Remarkably, the company hit the milestone of 1 million users within an hour on March 31. This surge in traffic has strained the company's resources, resulting in delays in new model releases, slower response ti…
“Our GPUs are merging, slowing down”: OpenAI stops the creation of Ghibli-style images on ChatGPT, Sam Altman's appeal to users
Do you dream of a portrait in Studio Ghibli's dreamy and unmistakable style, perhaps created with a click thanks to artificial intelligence? You'll have to be patient for a few hours. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has in fact been limiting “for a few hours” the generation of images through its chatbot, a function launched only last week but which had an overwhelming and unexpected success. The reason? A real 'Ghibli-mania'.
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