OpenAI says ‘our GPUs are melting’ as it limits ChatGPT image generation requests
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Summary
ChatGPT users are excited about the AI chatbot’s newly advanced image generation capabilities, but the demand is so high that OpenAI, its developer, has had to slow down the service as its infrastructure is unable to cope.
Rate limits have been implemented for image generation requests, but the company hopes to find a solution soon, according to CEO Sam Altman.
Free users will soon be allowed to generate up to three images per day, but the built-in image generator won’t be available to them until OpenAI can resolve the infrastructure issues.
The new image generation tool uses the GPT-4o model, which OpenAI says is a “step change” above its previous models.
The more advanced technology allows for images that are far more realistic and resolves previous issues with text rendering.