‘Can you please chill’: Sam Altman asks people to stop generating Studio Ghibli images

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Sam Altman hints that the OpenAI team is working extra to manage the overload. In a reply to another X user, he said that the platform is happy that it could spread some positivity among users. From celebrities to politicians to everyone else, have taken to social media to share such images.

Sam Altman has urged people to stop making Studio Ghibli-style images, hinting that the OpenAI team is working extra to manage the overload. This comes only a few days after OpenAI CEO had shared that company GPUs were burning because of the number of images that people were creating. “Can y’all please chill on generating images? This is insane, our team needs sleep,” Altman wrote on X on Sunday afternoon, emphasising the toll this trend has taken on the company’s servers and engineering team.



However, in a reply to another X user, he said that the platform is happy that it could spread some positivity among users. can yall please chill on generating images this is insane our team needs sleep The trend of creating these anime-style images has gone viral ever since OpenAI announced that its latest AI model, GPT-4o, can generate Ghibli-style art from simple text prompts. Since then, users have been enthusiastically uploading images to be transformed into enchanting anime-style portraits reminiscent of Studio Ghibli’s timeless animation.

From celebrities to politicians to everyone else, have taken to social media to share such images. However, each such image requires a lot of computing power to process. “It’s super fun seeing people love images in ChatGPT.

but our GPUs are melting. we are going to temporarily introduce some rate limits while we work on making it more efficient. hopefully, it won’t be long! ChatGPT free tier will get 3 generations per day soon.

” Altman wrote in his post earlier this week. For those unfamiliar, Studio Ghibli is an acclaimed Japanese animation studio known for its visually mesmerizing and emotionally profound films, including Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Howl’s Moving Castle. Co-founded by animation legends Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, the studio has captivated audiences with its signature hand-drawn aesthetic, expressive characters, and immersive storytelling.

Studio Ghibli’s unique visual style, featuring dreamy, painterly backgrounds and a nostalgic atmosphere, has now gained traction beyond traditional animation. Social media users are leveraging AI tools to recreate themselves and popular imagery in the iconic Ghibli style, turning it into a viral sensation. Team Digit is made up of some of the most experienced and geekiest technology editors in India! View Full Profile.