All,
I was also getting the same error. The issue is indeed with a local installation of Anaconda Assistant which only comes with 30 free questions to the assistant. Once you use these it’s over for you unless you switch over to using the cloud version or upgrading to the starter paid version (which uses the cloud). I went ahead and purchased the starter version for $15/month, and once I paid I was able to use the assistant again.
Only downside is that the interface is slightly different than the local version I was using, and I no longer see an option to fire up Jupyterlab (sad) but the interface is not that much different.
Either way, I don’t think Anaconda v4.0.15 has any meaningful way to tell you your local usage of the assistant is used up at 30 uses, and the connection error is in fact b/c you need to switch over to the cloud version. It’s not really a connection error, so don’t wait for a fix; switch over to the cloud version.
If you read the documentation that has been linked by the staff, this will become clear
cheers,
Todd