OPENAI, the owner of Chatgpt, published a declaration on Thursday following a world failure of the Chatbot fed by the AI, assigning the problem to a problem with its supplier, which caused high error rates. The company assured users that the problem would soon be solved and that complete recovery was underway.
By publishing on X, Openai said: “Chatgpt and some of our APIs previously had high error rates due to a problem with our supplier. We have published a correction and should soon be completely recovered. Thanks for your patience !
Earlier in the day, Chatgpt known a technical problemLeaving millions of users worldwide unable to access the service. The breakdown also disrupted the Openai API and other services, resulting in significant inconvenience.
Downdetector, a platform that monitors service failures, reported a sharp increase in complaints concerning Chatgpt, with more than 1,000 users reporting problems. The frustrated users have turned to social networks to share their experiences, mentioning connection delays and degraded system performance.
The breakdown not only touched individual users, but also companies that depend on OPENAIThe API of for their operations. Many companies have reported disruption in their services, highlighting the extent of the incident.
Third breakdown since December
This is the third important breakdown for Chatgpt since December, with two previous cases of technical breakdowns that occurred that month.
After the breakdown, social networks were flooded with user messages complaining of the sudden unavailability of the AI tool. Many have expressed their frustration of having to do tasks manually for which they generally recovered from the chatbot. While many users have expressed their frustration in the face of their IA dependence for their work, some have chosen to use alternative chatbots to manage their tasks until Optai resolves the breakdown.
The Openai declaration on X intervened shortly after a confrontation earlier Thursday between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, CEO of Openai. The disagreement focused on the artificial intelligence infrastructure project Stargate, promoted by US President Donald Trump. This dispute is the last chapter of a quarrel between the two leaders in technology, which started when Musk was on the board of directors of Openai and has now extended to its influence with the new administration.