‘Studio Ghibli’ AI image trend overwhelms OpenAI’s new GPT-4o feature, delaying free tier
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Summary
The new GPT-4 model from OpenAI now includes native image generation for Pro, Plus and Team subscription holders, using the same model without needing to connect to a separate one.
Users can ask the new model to render an uploaded image in a particular style, which has led to a plethora of images on social media of well-known figures and events depicted in anime style.
This functionality was originally going to be made available to free users of ChatGPT, but due to overwhelming demand from subscribers, this has been delayed.
Some are not fans of the anime-style images, with Studio Ghibli’s creator Hayao Miyazaki reacting with disgust to early OpenAI anime-style animations in a 2016 documentary.
Brands using the style may face backlash, but for those with more forgiving fanbases, the new functionality is another success for OpenAI.