ChatGPT down: Both web and app versions not opening for many users
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is currently experiencing another outage. Users are reporting difficulties accessing the chatbot through both the website and app.
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ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot, is currently experiencing an outage. Both the web version and the app are showing issues displaying ‘Bad Gateway Error’. Several users on social media, including X (formerly Twitter), have also been raising the issue, noting that the AI chatbot has been facing access issues since the evening. According to DownDetector, the problem with the chatbot started around 5 pm IST and is still ongoing.
More than 3,000 users have submitted reports of the ChatGPT outage on Downdetector since the evening. Users are reporting that the AI platform is not opening, and they are receiving a “bad gateway” error from the web server. Even on the app, for many users, the app is not opening or users have been logged out.
Specifically, around 4:00 a.m. earlier, OpenAI reported on its official website an incident of the API experiencing an increased error rate. In response, the company said that it is working on this issue. By 4:43 pm, they reported that the issues had been resolved. “This issue has now been resolved. Between 3:33am and 4:23am PST, customers experienced an increased error rate on ChatGPT and the API.”
It is speculated that OpenAI is currently preparing to launch the operator of ChatGPT this week, possibly on Thursday. And this interruption may be due to ongoing development.
According to the information, OpenAI is planning ChatGPT Operator, which will be an AI agent that will automate users’ tasks and which users can access through a web browser. From making reservations to travel booking, this new AI operator is expected to change the way users use AI platforms and make ChatGPT much more than a chatbot that answers questions.
According to the report, the rumored AI operator will help users automate their work across different categories of tasks like food and events, delivery, shopping, and travel, as well as suggest prompts within each category. “When users enter a prompt, a miniature screen opens in the chatbot that displays a browser and the actions being taken by the operator agent. The agent will also ask follow-up questions, such as the time and number of people for the restaurant reservation. .
