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The world’s most popular AI chatbot has decided to take a break today, leaving users in a lurch. ChatGPT has been offline for a several hours, with the outage beginning early Tuesday at 00:21 PDT. The issue appears to be most prominent on mobile devices, with the ChatGPT app on Android getting stuck at the login screen, indicating that this is not a platform-wide problem. According to DownDetector, the most reported issues are with ChatGPT itself, rather than its website or app. While some users have managed to access the service, the majority are facing difficulties. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has acknowledged the issue on its status page and is currently investigating the cause. This outage comes on the heels of ChatGPT’s recent expansion of GPT-4o access to free users, granting them the same capabilities as paid users. This move may have led to an influx of users, potentially overwhelming the servers. Traffic analytics site Semrush reports that ChatGPT’s popularity has surged, making it the 17th most visited website globally in March, with a whopping 2.76 billion visits. Server overloads and outages are not uncommon in the world of AI tools. To mitigate this, platforms like Claude and ChatGPT often limit the number of interactions users can have with their tools. As users eagerly await the return of the leading AI assistant, it’s the perfect time to try other options. Alternatives to ChatGPT For those who absolutely need GPT-4o’s capabilities, Microsoft Copilot, which also uses GPT-4o, is currently operational and available on Windows devices. It is also integrated into Microsoft’s Edge browser, or via its standalone website, and even via a mobile app available for iOS and Android. Those willing to test other waters may want to try Claude, which offers a comparable model in terms of text generation…

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Filed under: News - @ June 5, 2024 6:28 am