OpenAI’s new picture generator is now obtainable to all customers

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 isn’t 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 had been “melting.” The device rapidly additionally gained notoriety for getting used to transform footage into the fashion of Japanese animation agency Studio Ghibli, elevating issues round copyright and coaching information utilized by the corporate as nicely, given the similarity in fashion.

Some folks additionally used it to generate pretend receipts, akin to restaurant payments. An OpenAI spokesperson informed TechCrunch that every 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 at this time 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 lively customers and 700 million month-to-month lively customers.