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If you are unable to generate images with ChatGPT, you are not alone: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledges issue

Secondary article India Today
Published: 2025-03-28 Accessed: 2026-05-07
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Summary

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledges issues with ChatGPT image generation and announces temporary rate limits due to GPU overload caused by a viral trend.

Key quotes

We are refusing some generations that should be allowed; we are fixing these as fast [as] we can.
our GPUs are melting

The article describes a viral trend of users creating Studio Ghibli-style images using ChatGPT-4o. It details technical issues where users were erroneously blocked by content policies and the subsequent introduction of rate limits to manage server load.