OpenAI Says 'Our GPUs Are Melting' As It Limits ChatGPT Image Generation Requests

Following OpenAI's viral Studio Ghibli moment, CEO Sam Altman says it has temporarily limited image generation in ChatGPT due to the overwhelming demand on its GPU infrastructure. 'It's super fun seeing people love images in ChatGPT, but our GPUs are melting,' he posted on X today. The Verge reports: The demand crunch already caused the artificial intelligence company to push back availability of the built-in image generator for users on ChatGPT's free tier. But apparently that measure alone wasn't enough to ease the stress on OpenAI's infrastructure. (Altman said free users will 'soon' be able to generate up to three images per day.)

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