Amidst a week marked by notable departures at OpenAI, including the exit of CEO Sam Altman, concerns about the stability of ChatGPT have surfaced. The usually affable AI companion, ChatGPT, experienced disruptions, causing a stir among its user base.
Around 3:30 am, reports flooded in regarding irregularities in ChatGPT’s behavior. Down Detector, a monitoring platform, registered a surge in errors, prompting OpenAI to acknowledge the issue. The source of the problem was attributed to discrepancies in their database copies, with reassurances from OpenAI that efforts were underway to rectify the glitch.
In response to inquiries from Business Insider, an OpenAI spokesperson shared a tweet from a team member, addressing the elevated error rates and pledging a swift resolution.
In a departure from its usual repertoire of clever retorts, ChatGPT, upon inquiry, provided a succinct response: “Uh-oh! Looks like there’s a hiccup. Reach out to us at support.openai.com if this persists.”
This isn’t the first instance of ChatGPT encountering an unexpected hiatus. Whenever OpenAI introduces new features, such disruptions seem to accompany the updates. Notably, just preceding this incident, OpenAI had unveiled a version of ChatGPT designed to respond to voice commands—quite the coincidental timing.
It’s worth noting that this recent hiccup follows another earlier in the month, where OpenAI grappled with a targeted attack inundating their systems, resulting in a DDoS outage.
Adding to the turbulence within OpenAI is the ongoing chatter about high-profile departures, notably Sam Altman’s departure as CEO. Speculation abounds regarding the reasons behind his exit, with rumors swirling about the potential for a return to OpenAI.
Amidst these peaks and valleys, questions emerge regarding the overall stability of OpenAI. Users, in the midst of these organizational shifts, are optimistic for a prompt resolution, hoping that ChatGPT regains its footing in the face of these developments.