Reported by @sullen willow
Start a new chat with GPT-5.1 Thinking.
Use this prompt:
“Generate a 1:1 (1024x1024) RGB PNG educational graphic for a social media ‘Tool Time Trivia’ post for a UK car garage. Add a centred blue top banner that says ‘TOOL TIME TRIVIA’ and an off-brown curved text box at the bottom with white text: ‘Which component’s health decides whether your car starts confidently or just clicks?’. Show an open engine bay with the car battery clearly visible, and a mechanic inspecting the battery or termina
The image should generate as normal, or a clear error/safety message should explain why it cannot.
Spinner runs for a while
“Network connection lost. Attempting to reconnect…” appears
After a long delay: “Stopped creating image”
No image is produced
This has happened across several attempts over two days, including in a clean chat. Other similar Tool Time Trivia images (ABS sensors, alternator, anti-roll bar links, etc.) generate successfully.
Desktop App on Windows 11