OpenAI’s GPU Drama

Altman admits they ran out of GPUs—what now?

February 28, 2025

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🔥 Meta’s AI App – A new rival to ChatGPT & Gemini!

🚨 OpenAI’s GPU Crisis – Altman says they’re out of GPUs!

💰 GPT-4.5 Drops! – Bigger, pricier—but is it better?

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Source : Meta

Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is working on a standalone app for its AI chatbot, Meta AI.

🚨 Breaking News:
Meta AI, which is currently baked into Messenger, WhatsApp, and Facebook, is set to go solo! The app, expected to launch in Q2, aims to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

⚡ Wire Simplified:

  • Meta AI is breaking free from social media and getting its own app.

  • The app will let more users access the chatbot without needing a Facebook or WhatsApp account.

  • It can chat, generate images, and help with tasks—just like ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

  • Meta recently added Memory features, so the AI remembers user preferences for better personalization.

  • Expect a launch in the second quarter of this year!

✔️ Straight to the Point:
Meta is making its AI assistant more accessible with a dedicated app. Is this Meta’s big AI push to rival OpenAI and Google?

Source : TechFinitive

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, just revealed that the company is facing a major problem—they don’t have enough GPUs to roll out their latest AI model, GPT-4.5!

🚨 Breaking News:
GPT-4.5, OpenAI’s biggest and most expensive model, is being rolled out slowly because they ran out of GPUs. It will first be available to Pro users, then Plus users next week.

⚡ Wire Simplified:

  • OpenAI underestimated demand, and now they’re short on GPUs.

  • GPT-4.5 costs 30x more than previous models to run.

  • It will be first available to ChatGPT Pro subscribers ($200/month).

  • OpenAI is planning to build its own AI chips to avoid this issue in the future.

  • More GPUs will be added next week to expand access.

✔️ Straight to the Point:
AI models are getting bigger, but even OpenAI can’t keep up with demand. Will custom AI chips be the future solution?

Should OpenAI invest in its own AI chips to avoid GPU shortages?

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Source : Medium

OpenAI just launched GPT-4.5, aka Orion, its largest AI model yet. But there’s a catch—it’s powerful, but not quite the "game-changer" some hoped for.

🚨 Breaking News:
GPT-4.5 is here, bringing improved reasoning, better factual accuracy, and a more human-like tone. However, early tests show it struggles against newer AI reasoning models from DeepSeek and Anthropic.

⚡ Wire Simplified:

  • GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s biggest AI model yet—built with even more data and computing power.

  • It’s first rolling out to ChatGPT Pro ($200/month), then Plus users next week.

  • While better at general tasks, it’s falling behind in complex reasoning compared to DeepSeek’s and Anthropic’s models.

  • It’s also crazy expensive—$75 per million tokens (750,000 words), making it one of the priciest models ever.

  • OpenAI might stop offering it in the API if running costs get too high.

✔️ Straight to the Point:
GPT-4.5 is smarter, but it’s not the AI leap some expected. Has OpenAI hit a scaling limit, or is a breakthrough coming?

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OPENAI IS FINISHED

it’s a scam. they’re trying their hardest to retain top position, but they are absolutely unable to in any viable way.

they spent a few months saying that their secret o3 model that they didn't want show the public was better than the competition (the public couldn't see it though).

with GPT 4.5 they probably released something that's cranked as much as they could, not in a way that makes any kind of financial sense, with the goal of keeping it out there just long enough that they now have a good "existing" model.

BUT IF PEOPLE CAN’T USE IT, IT DOESN’T COUNT. Every single company has some shit in the works. Only OpenAI keeps talking about things that doesn't actually exist yet to try to preserve its image as a leader, when it is not leading at all anymore.

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