According to @OpenAI, its first image-generation launch drove a +32% increase in weekly active users over the following weeks, and a new image-generation launch went live yesterday; the organization states it "needs a lot more compute" to support upcoming releases (source: @OpenAI on X, Dec 17, 2025). For crypto-focused traders, this compute-demand signal often redirects attention to AI infrastructure and decentralized GPU networks such as RNDR, AKT, and TAO as proxies for rising GPU utilization themes tied to generative AI workloads (source: @OpenAI on X, Dec 17, 2025).