OpenAI's user base doubles in just to a few weeks to 800 million, Sam Altman suggests

Sam Altman on a stage in a suit in front of a pink background. (Credit: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

• OpenAI’s user base is expanding rapidly, with CEO Sam Altman suggesting that one in 10 people globally now use its systems. The company has seen a significant boost from its new image-generation feature that went viral for its ability to simulate the artwork of Hayao Miyazaki.

OpenAI's user base is rapidly on the rise, according to CEO Sam Altman. In an interview with TED late last week, Altman said ChatGPT's user base was "growing very rapidly" and suggested that the company's user base had doubled in a mere few weeks.