Sam Altman Shares Indian Flag, PM Modi’s Ghibli-Style Images in Viral Tweet

 

 

 

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked a social media frenzy by sharing a tweet featuring Studio Ghibli-style images of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His post on X (formerly known as Twitter) included an Indian flag emoji and a repost from MyGovIndia. The Ghibli-style images depicted PM Modi in various settings, including meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, standing alongside former US President Donald Trump, and wearing an Indian Army uniform.

The original post caption read: "Main character? No. He’s the whole storyline." This artistic representation of PM Modi as a Ghibli character quickly gained traction, fueling discussions about AI-generated art and digital art trends in 2025. The use of Ghibli-style images has become a growing trend, blending politics and digital creativity in an engaging way.

 

On the same day, Altman announced that ChatGPT's image-generation features are now available to all free-tier users. This update further amplifies the rising trend of AI-generated visuals, allowing users to create stunning digital art with ease.

 

Meanwhile, OpenAI faced a massive outage in India and other regions as ChatGPT experienced an unprecedented surge in demand. Many users took to social media to report issues, with complaints and memes flooding platforms. The spike in activity was likely due to users generating Ghibli-style AI images and text-based content.

According to Downdetector, outages began around 6:30 PM, with nearly 18,000 users reporting problems. The majority of the reported issues (95%) were related to ChatGPT, while DALL·E and Sora accounted for 3% and 2%, respectively. This raises concerns about OpenAI’s ability to handle the growing demand for generative AI, especially as digital art trends like the PM Modi Ghibli image continue to gain popularity.

Altman acknowledged the technical difficulties, stating that OpenAI was working on scaling up its infrastructure to accommodate the increasing demand. The viral nature of AI-generated art, especially in culturally significant contexts, is pushing platforms like OpenAI to enhance their capabilities for a seamless user experience.