ChatGPT Briefly Returned a 'Content Failed to Load' Error for Some Users

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Those who use ChatGPT to answer various questions had to turn to other sources on Wednesday. Around 4 p.m. PT, ChatGPT was returning an error for some users. As of 4:30 pm PT, the OpenAI chatbot seems to be back up and running.

CNET staffers in Seattle and Sacramento, California, reported that the site took them immediately to a blank page that read, "Content failed to load." A staff member in Los Angeles reported that they could not use the site until they logged in, and then they were able to ask a question. Staffers in the other cities weren't able to keep the site working long enough for a login to be possible.

An OpenAI representative didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

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