ChatGPT down days after search engine launch

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Update at 11:35 a.m. ET: Issues with ChatGPT appear to have been resolved, with the service operating normally again and DownDetector showing reported errors falling back to average levels.

The ChatGPT service has been unreliable for the past few hours, with error messages appearing, especially when trying to use the new search engine.

ChatGPT on Monday appeared to suffer a crash, just days after OpenAI built a search engine into the chatbot.

The website intermittently displayed a “404 Not Found” error message.

The DownDetector website also reported that “user reports indicate possible problems with OpenAI” with graphs showing a sharp increase in the amount of bugs being reported.

The Open the AI ​​status page have yet to report any issues with the service.

ChatGPT search launched last week, allowing users to search the web for information via AI chatbot. While ChatGPT has long had the ability to search the web for up-to-date information, the new facility lets users click an icon to search online, rather than having to ask AI to do it.

The new search facility also offers richer results than what was available previously, for example plotting restaurants on a map or displaying images of items you might be looking for.

The search facility is currently only available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers who pay $20 per month to access the service.

ChatGPT down again?

ChatGPT’s latest blip is the first notable disruption the service has suffered in a while, if the OpenAI Status page is accurate.

It had a major outburst on October 17, but it only lasted 12 minutes. Before that, the most recent incident was on September 20, when it suffered a partial outage that lasted a few hours.

ChatGPT suffered a number of issues in August, although OpenAI claims the chatbot has had 99.84% uptime over the past 90 days.