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Sam Altman Posts AI Firefighter Calendar Image in ChatGPT Demo

A lighthearted demo of the new Images tab quickly drew jokes and criticism.

Overview

  • Altman shared the AI-generated firefighter-style calendar image in a thread on X introducing ChatGPT’s Images feature.
  • The post drew roughly 1.5 million views within hours, according to Hindustan Times.
  • Responses leaned toward trolling and sarcasm as users critiqued aesthetics, questioned accuracy, and cited environmental costs.
  • Futurism reported a specific error in the image, noting the December dates do not align with the correct weekdays.
  • Altman has not followed up, the image remains in the thread, and users have posted remixes or fixes using third-party tools such as Google’s Nano Banana Pro.