OpenAI’s new picture generator, powered by its GPT-4o mannequin, is now obtainable to all customers, CEO Sam Altman mentioned in a put up on X. The function 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 software took off immediately after launch, with Altman saying the demand was so excessive, the corporate’s GPUs had been “melting.” The software shortly additionally gained notoriety for getting used to transform footage into the model of Japanese animation agency Studio Ghibli, elevating issues round copyright and coaching knowledge utilized by the corporate as properly, given the similarity in model.
Some individuals additionally used it to generate faux receipts, akin to restaurant payments. An OpenAI spokesperson advised 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 pointers.
In the meantime, OpenAI in the present day 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.
