The latest unexplained kerfuffle with ChatGPT’s outputs highlights the dangers of automation.
OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) system suffered a bit of a public meltdown between Feb. 20 and 21 that had it confusing and confounding users by spouting gibberish and other strangeness including unprompted pseudo-Shakespeare.
As of 8:14 Pacific Standard Time Feb. 21, the problem has apparently been solved. The latest update on OpenAI’s Status page indicates that “ChatGPT is operating normally.” This indicates that the problem was solved 18 hours after OpenAI first reported it.
It’s unclear at this time what precisely caused the problem and OpenAI hasn’t yet responded to our request for comment.
