that ChatGPT had a"significant issue" caused by a bug in an open-source library. Altman didn't name the open-source library, or go into specifics about how it had been implemented by OpenAI. The term refers to code or software that is free for anyone to re-use and, sometimes, modify.
He said the bug allowed some ChatGPT users to see the titles of conversation histories from other users but not the conversations themselves. One Reddit user posted a"We feel awful about this," Altman said, adding that OpenAI has since released a fix for the bug.because of this issue, and as of late Monday evening Pacific time, users were still unable to access chat history.
OpenAI didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside of normal US operating hours.