New Delhi, April 3
India is outpacing the world in terms of creativity and AI adoption, said OpenAI's Sam Altman on Thursday.
His remarks come as the company witnessed a significant surge in demand for its latest 4o image generation tool, which produces Studio Ghibli-style animations.
The feature was introduced as part of a broader product update for ChatGPT last week.
"What's happening with AI adoption in India right now is amazing to watch," the OpenAI CEO said, in a post on social media platform X.
"We love to see the explosion of creativity -- India is outpacing the world," he added.
Besides applauding the country’s explosive creativity in AI, Altman also shared a cricket-themed anime portrait of himself as an Indian cricket player generated by AI.
"Prompt: Sam Altman as a cricket player in anime style," he wrote.
Altman has also teased Ghibli users with a version 2 of the feature, which he feels people are not ready for.
Altman posted on X on Wednesday, "y'all are not ready for images v2..."
Meanwhile, Altman stated that ChatGPT is witnessing heavy user demand as the Ghibli-style AI art trend took over the internet.
As a result, the upcoming releases from OpenAI are likely to be delayed, because of capacity challenges, he said.
“We are getting things under control, but you should expect new releases from OpenAI to be delayed, stuff to break, and for service to sometimes be slow as we deal with capacity challenges,†stated the OpenAI CEO on X.
He even jokingly asked for help from users who might have a GPU capacity in 100k chunks faster than OpenAI.
“Working as fast we can to really get stuff humming; if anyone has GPU capacity in 100k chunks we can get asap please call!†Altman said.
He also acknowledged on X that the company added one million users in an hour, making a comparison with the addition of a million users in five days after OpenAI launched the 4o Image Generation feature.
— IANS
Reader Comments
This is so exciting for India's tech scene! We've always been creative problem solvers, and now with AI tools like these, our potential is limitless. Can't wait to see what Indian creators come up with next 🚀
The cricket anime portrait is hilarious! Shows how AI can blend cultures in creative ways. Though I wonder - is OpenAI focusing too much on fun features while basic ChatGPT responses still need improvement?
One million users in an hour is insane growth! No wonder they're having capacity issues. Hope they can scale up quickly because I'm loving the Ghibli-style images - already using them for my digital art projects.
As an AI researcher in Bangalore, this recognition feels amazing! We've been working hard to push boundaries. The cricket anime is such a fun use case - can't wait to try making Bollywood movie posters in Ghibli style now 😄
Interesting to see Altman asking for GPU help publicly. Shows even the biggest AI companies face infrastructure challenges. Hope Indian cloud providers can step up to support this demand - could be a great opportunity!
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