OpenAI’s viral chatbot, ChatGPT, experienced an outage affecting its more than 100 million weekly active users and over two million developers. The outage was due to “high error rates” and OpenAI is working on a solution. Additionally, Anthropic’s Claude 2 chatbot, a competitor of ChatGPT created ex-OpenAI employees, also faced capacity constraints.
This incident came just after OpenAI’s announcement of its most powerful artificial intelligence model, GPT-4 Turbo, and a new feature that allows users to create customized versions of ChatGPT. The company reported that more than 92% of Fortune 500 companies use the platform, reflecting a significant increase from previous usage statistics.
According to career coach Sarah Doody, ChatGPT can be a valuable tool for job hunting if used properly. The chatbot’s capabilities are widely used across various industries, such as financial services, legal applications, and education.
It’s important for users to be aware of potential issues like the recent outage and to monitor status reports provided OpenAI. The outage is a reminder of the impact that technology disruptions can have on users and developers relying on platforms like ChatGPT for various needs.