ChatGPT is down as users across the world are reporting outage, with many taking to social media to express their frustration over the disruption.
Many users have filed reports in the last 30 minutes mentioning issues with the AI chatbot, Downdetector, a website tracking online service status revealed.
The ChatGPT outage has affected a huge number of users globally, including Pakistan, where hundreds users reported issues on the website.
However, OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has not yet issued a statement on the outage.
The outage seems to be in certain places, while some users have reported that ChatGPT is working fine, others are experiencing network errors, with both the website and mobile app versions being affected.
Earlier today, OpenAI announced plans to introduce parental controls for ChatGPT amid growing controversy over how artificial intelligence is affecting young people’s mental health.
In a blog post on Tuesday, the California-based AI company said it was rolling out the features in recognition of families needing support “in setting healthy guidelines that fit a teen’s unique stage of development”.
Under the changes, parents will be able to link their ChatGPT accounts with those of their children, disable certain features, including memory and chat history, and control how the chatbot responds to queries via “age-appropriate model behaviour rules”.
Parents will also be able to receive notifications when their teen shows signs of distress, OpenAI said, adding that it would seek expert input in implementing the feature to “support trust between parents and teens”.
OpenAI, which last week announced a series of measures aimed at enhancing safety for vulnerable users, said the changes would come into effect within the next month.
“These steps are only the beginning,” the company said.
“We will continue learning and strengthening our approach, guided by experts, with the goal of making ChatGPT as helpful as possible. We look forward to sharing our progress over the coming 120 days.”
OpenAI’s announcement comes a week after a California couple filed a lawsuit accusing the company of responsibility in the suicide of their 16-year-old son.
Matt and Maria Raine allege in their suit that ChatGPT validated their son Adam’s “most harmful and self-destructive thoughts” and that his death was a “predictable result of deliberate design choices”.
