ChatGPT is up and running again after a service outage shut down the world’s most popular artificial intelligence (AI) tool.
Downdetector, which tracks website outages, showed that more than 10,000 people reported the AI-powered chatbot, which was made by OpenAI., It wasn’t working in United Kingdom on Thursday.
Users trying to access it were met with a message that read “The web server reported a bad portal error.”
OpenAI said On its status page The fix was implemented at 15:09 GMT, and the company was “monitoring the results.”
It has not yet commented publicly on the cause of the outage, which began around 11:00 GMT on Thursday.
However, many people have taken to social media to highlight the problem and the disruption it has caused them.
However, some of those who posted on X about the outage were able to see the funny side of the situation.
“ChatGPT down again? During the workday? So you’re telling me I should…think?!”, he joked. 1 user.
ChatGPT’s status page at the time said the app was “experiencing high error rates” and the company was “investigating.”
Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in November 2022, it has sparked massive global interest – and investment – in generative AI tools.
By December 2024, ChatGPT was being used weekly by more than 300 million people around the world, said Sam Altman, president of OpenAI.
Although many people use the free version of the chatbot, the company charges up to $200 per month for different membership levels.
This follows a pledge from technology companies including OpenAI An investment worth $500 billion (£405 billion). In the United States’ artificial intelligence infrastructure.
