ChatGPT Down: Popular AI chatbot ChatGPT is experiencing a global outage, leaving users around the world unable to access the service. The outage began early Thursday morning and has affected not only ChatGPT, but also OpenAI’s API and Sora platforms.
Widespread Disruption: Users have reported widespread disruption, including those who pay for a premium subscription and businesses that rely on OpenAI’s API for their AI projects. According to DownDetector, over 2,483 outage reports were received, indicating a significant service disruption.
OpenAI Acknowledges Outage: OpenAI has acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix. They tweeted at 5.45 am IST on Thursday, stating “We’re experiencing an outage right now. We have identified the issue and are working to roll out a fix. Sorry and we’ll keep you updated.” However, no timeframe for a resolution has been provided.
Frustration on Social Media: Many users, including paying customers, have expressed frustration on social media about the outage, which has impacted both free and premium users. Users are encountering error messages and being logged out of the app.
Impact on iOS 18.2 Users: The outage coincides with the recent release of iOS 18.2, which introduced improved ChatGPT integration via Siri for iPhone, iPad, and Mac users. 1 Unfortunately, this new feature is currently inaccessible due to the outage.
