Summary

  • ChatGPT users have been inundating social media with images generated by the platform in the style of animation studio Studio Ghibli, prompting CEO Sam Altman to join in.
  • However, he has announced that the roll-out of the image generator to free users will be delayed due to its unexpected popularity.
  • The image generation tool uses GPT-4o, which renders text and uses an autoregressive approach to generate images, applying the style of a given input to an uploaded image.
  • Users can currently use the image generation tool if they have a ChatGPT Plus, Pro or Team subscription.
  • It is not clear when the feature will be available for free users.

By Emma Roth

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