Sam Altman says that Openai team needs “sleep” when the AI ​​art in the Ghibli-style becomes viral

Sam Altman, CEO of Openaai, asked for a break because social media is overrun with AI-generated pictures in the Ghibli-style studio.

For decades, the hand -drawn animation of Studio Ghibli has fascinated the audience with its dreamy, nostalgic worlds. Thanks to the latest tool from Openai’s latest image generation in Chatgpt, this signature aesthetics is everywhere – on profile images, memes and even redesigned film posters.

When the trend exploded, Sam Altman posted on X and asked the users, “please relax, generate pictures”, to describe demand as “crazy” and say that the “team needs sleep”.

Can you please relax when creating pictures. This is crazy that our team needs sleep

– Sam Altman (@sama) March 30, 2025

When a user jokingly suggested to dismiss the team behind the feature, he defended it and said: “No, thanks. In addition to the establishment of AGI, this team is on the way to build up the world’s largest website from a cold start 2.33 years ago. Best team in the world.”

“It’s hard,” he added.

No thanks

In addition to the construction of AGI, this team is on the trajectory to build the world’s largest website from a cold start 2.33 years ago

Best team in the world, it’s just difficult

– Sam Altman (@sama) March 30, 2025

In order to manage the increase, Openai has introduced image generation restrictions. Paid subscribers, including chatt plus, pro, team and selected users, continue to have access, but free users who previously had unlimited generations are now limited to three pictures a day.

As another user asked for updated schedule for artificial general intelligence (AGI), Sam Altman replied: “It will come earlier when you stop using our GPUs to take pictures.”

It will come earlier when you stop using our GPUs to take pictures …

– Sam Altman (@sama) March 30, 2025

On Thursday, Mr. Altman announced temporary interest rates and explained that the company’s GPUs (graphic processing units) “melting” under pressure. He assured users that the team worked on making the tool more efficient, and said: “Hopefully it won’t be long.”

Despite the growing excitement, the rollout had its challenges. Openai had to delay free user access and fix an error that caused inconsistent image generation.

The company describes GPT-4O as “most advanced image generator so far” and offers improved accuracy, better text drivers and more precise object relationships. In contrast to Dall-E, which creates pictures in a single pass, GPT-4O constructs it step by step for increased realism.

One day before the announcement of the restrictions, Altman joked the development of superintelligence about the irony of his travel years, only to wake up hundreds of messages in which the versions of A-generated Ghibli style are presented by itself.

It comprised the trend and even updated his profile picture on a portrait in the AI-designed Ghibli style.