OpenAI has temporarily halted the acceptance of new users for its paid ChatGPT Plus service due to a surge in demand, according to CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI has temporarily halted the acceptance of new users for its paid ChatGPT Plus service due to a surge in demand, according to CEO Sam Altman. The decision to pause sign-ups is aimed at ensuring a positive experience for existing users following a surge in usage post the company’s developer day. Altman expressed the need to focus on providing a great experience to users during this period.
Altman assured users that although new sign-ups for ChatGPT Plus are temporarily paused, individuals can still express their interest by signing up to be notified within the app when subscriptions reopen.
OpenAI, known for its powerful language models, has been at the forefront of AI development. The company shared that approximately 100 million people use its services weekly, and over 90% of Fortune 500 businesses are building tools on OpenAI’s platform.
This development comes on the heels of OpenAI’s recent announcement at its first developer conference in San Francisco, where it introduced GPT-4 Turbo, a robust language model.
GPT-4 Turbo is positioned as an enhanced version of the GPT-4, featuring a larger 128K context window that can accommodate over 300 pages of text in a single prompt. The expanded context window is expected to improve the model’s understanding of questions and provide more thoughtful answers.
As part of the company’s efforts to empower users, OpenAI is allowing ChatGPT users to create their own versions of the language model. Additionally, Altman launched a beta program for developers to fine-tune GPT-4 models, emphasizing the company’s commitment to customization and flexibility.
OpenAI is set to introduce a GPT Store later this month, where users can share their GPTs—OpenAI’s version of agents—for ChatGPT, enabling tasks such as booking flights. Users will have the opportunity to earn money based on the number of users engaging with their GPTs.
Despite the temporary pause in new sign-ups for ChatGPT Plus, OpenAI continues to evolve its offerings, making language models more accessible and customizable for developers and users alike. The decision to halt new sign-ups underscores the immense interest and demand for OpenAI’s advanced AI technologies in the market.