Ask HN: Why is ChatGPT using 100% of my CPU?

#1

Post by friendly_chap » Sat, Dec 02, 2023, 12:35 PM UTC

Title says it all. It's becoming borderline unusable. Anyone experienced this? What's the culprit?

Re: Ask HN: Why is ChatGPT using 100% of my CPU?

#2

Post by rvz » Sat, Dec 02, 2023, 12:54 PM UTC

Ask ChatGPT the same question?

It might provide you the answer since apparently according to the AI maximalists it is so clever that it knows everything.

Can never go wrong.

Re: Ask HN: Why is ChatGPT using 100% of my CPU?

#3

Post by throwaway318 » Sat, Dec 02, 2023, 1:29 PM UTC

I also noticed this today. It's not been like that before.

Re: Ask HN: Why is ChatGPT using 100% of my CPU?

#4

Post by RGamma » Sat, Dec 02, 2023, 2:23 PM UTC

Yep, noticed this too. Also, it doesn't autoscroll properly on Firefox, but that's nothing new.

Re: Ask HN: Why is ChatGPT using 100% of my CPU?

#5

Post by suby » Sun, Dec 03, 2023, 7:48 AM UTC

I've noticed this too. 100% CPU usage, laptop temperature skyrockets and fans kick on

Re: Ask HN: Why is ChatGPT using 100% of my CPU?

#6

Post by drschlachter » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 5:54 PM UTC

I'm experiencing the same thing... it's basically taken over my whole system. I've been trying to kill VSCode plugins and change browsers thinking that was the issue but my CPU spikes only when I have chatGPT up.