ChatGPT Service Disrupted Globally; OpenAI Confirms Restoration

ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot, experienced a global outage, leaving many users unable to access the service. Downdetector, a website that tracks outages, reported a surge in user reports indicating problems with accessing OpenAI's chatbot.

According to reports, approximately 91% of users encountered issues while trying to use ChatGPT. Around 7% were unable to access the website, while the remaining users faced difficulties logging into their accounts.

The outage sparked a wave of posts on X (formerly Twitter), with users sharing their experiences and frustrations.

OpenAI Addresses the Issue

OpenAI acknowledged the disruption through its official status page. The company cited "increased latency and errors affecting both ChatGPT and APIs" as the cause of the problem.

However, the good news is that the service has since been restored. According to the OpenAI Status page, the latency issue has been resolved, and "Performance is now back to normal."

The TOI Tech team confirmed the restoration by successfully accessing ChatGPT via both the website and the mobile app. The chatbot is now functioning smoothly without any apparent issues.