OpenAI’s new picture generator, powered by its GPT-4o mannequin, is now out there to all customers, CEO Sam Altman stated in a put up on X. The function was till now out there solely to paying customers of ChatGPT.
Whereas it isn’t clear what number of pictures customers on the free tier can generate, Altman final week had talked about a restrict of three images per day.
OpenAI’s picture technology device took off immediately after launch, with Altman saying the demand was so excessive, the corporate’s GPUs had been “melting.” The device rapidly 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 effectively, given the similarity in type.
Some folks additionally used it to generate faux receipts, akin to restaurant payments. An OpenAI spokesperson informed TechCrunch that each one these pictures have metadata indicating that ChatGPT generated them, and that the corporate “takes actions” if the photographs violate the corporate’s pointers.
In the meantime, OpenAI at this time stated it raised $40 billion in funding led by SoftBank at a $300 billion valuation. The corporate additionally stated ChatGPT has hit 500 million weekly energetic customers and 700 million month-to-month energetic customers.