ChatGPT again on-line after outage which hit hundreds worldwide

ChatGPT is working once more after an outage noticed the world’s best-known synthetic intelligence (AI) device taken offline.

Downdetector, which tracks web site outages, confirmed greater than 10,000 folks reported the AI chatbot, which is made by OpenAI, was not working in the UK on Thursday.

Customers making an attempt to entry it had been met with a message studying “the net server reported a foul gateway error”.

OpenAI stated on its standing web page a repair was applied at 15:09 GMT, and the agency was “monitoring the outcomes”.

It has not but publicly commented on the reason for the outage, which started at round 11:00 GMT on Thursday.

Nonetheless, many individuals took to social media to spotlight the issue and the disruption it prompted them.

A few of these posting on X concerning the outage had been in a position to see the humorous aspect of the scenario, nevertheless.

“ChatGPT is down once more? Throughout the work day? So that you’re telling me I’ve to… THINK?!”, joked one consumer.

ChatGPT’s standing web page stated on the time the app had been “experiencing elevated error charges” and the agency was “investigating”.

Because it exploded onto the scene in November 2022, ChatGPT sparked monumental international curiosity – and funding – in generative AI instruments.

OpenAI boss Sam Altman stated that, by December 2024, ChatGPT was used weekly by greater than 300 million folks worldwide.

Although many individuals use the free model of the chatbot, the agency fees as much as $200 per thirty days for its numerous membership tiers.

It comes after tech companies together with OpenAI pledged a $500bn (£405bn) funding into AI infrastructure within the US.