According to OpenAI's Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, the company has temporarily reduced the number of new subscribers for its ChatGPT Plus service due to overwhelming demand and would like to thank those who attended the event.
It has been revealed in a recent posting on X (formerly Twitter) that OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has revealed that the influx of users as a result of DevDay has caused ChatGPT to face capacity issues as a result of the demand for ChatGPT.
To address these issues, OpenAI has decided to temporarily pause the signup process for ChatGPT Plus to ensure that existing subscribers remain satisfied with the quality of their experience on the platform.
At the event of OpenAI's first developer conference, which took place last week, the company announced several new features and upgrades, including the ability to create custom versions of ChatGPT to meet the needs of specific users.
The app also allows the user to receive notifications when subscriptions open up again within the app," he explained.
In a presentation during its conference, Altman claimed that approximately 10 crore people worldwide use the company's services every week, while a staggering 91% of Fortune 500 companies use the OpenAI software to develop tools, according to the company.
In addition to the recent announcement, OpenAI's artificial intelligence tools and services have seen a rise in demand since these announcements.
Due to this temporary pause, the subscription service which offers features like the new GPT-4 Turbo and custom GPTs will not be available during this period. Even so, users will be able to know if subscriptions will be reopened as soon as the app takes effect by signing up within it.
Whenever ChatGPT Plus is once again available, they will be able to access the enhanced features as soon as the service is back online.
During OpenAI's DevDay 2023, the Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs) were introduced which led to a recent surge in demand. Companies and developers have been using GPTs for many purposes, including graphic design on platforms such as Canva, where the power is harnessed.
Over 5,000 GPTs have been released to the public, allowing users to easily build their models without the need to code, and resulting in a surge in demand.
Despite these challenges, OpenAI has also encountered some issues that extend beyond its capacity issues.
For instance, Random Outages have been observed in ChatGP, which could indicate a DDoS attack. With this in mind, it is important to investigate the source and the motive behind the attack as soon as possible.
There has been a quiet development by OpenAI of GPT-5. Altman revealed that the training process for GPT-5 will require a significant increase in the amount of data available. This is a significant increase in the amount of data that is needed.
To collect this data, we will be using a combination of publicly accessible datasets and private company datasets.
It is predicted that GPT-5 will be more advanced than its predecessors, however, Altman acknowledged that it will be difficult to predict precisely how it will perform and how it will behave.
As part of its vision of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), OpenAI will also seek additional financial support from Microsoft, its major investor, in addition to technical advancements.
In response to high-demand and DDoS attacks that plagued OpenAI's services during the past week, new ChatGPT signups have been temporarily suspended.
As a result, the developers who are working on building GPTs with the API should encounter fewer problems (such as not being able to save drafts of GPTs), which should help them get through the process better.
Likewise, the GPTs themselves could experience an increase in new users, mainly because they are now exclusively available to Plus subscribers. This could affect both those using GPTs to learn about ranking factors and to gain insights into Google's Search Quality Rater Guidelines, as well as those who are testing out GPTs for their purposes.
