ChatGPT Services Restored after Facing Global Outage

In a significant disruption, ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, experienced a global outage on Thursday morning, leaving millions of users unable to access the service for nearly three hours.

The outage, which occurred shortly before 7:00 PM ET (5:30 AM IST) on Thursday, affected not only ChatGPT but also OpenAI’s API and Sora, another AI-powered service. Users attempting to log in to ChatGPT encountered an error message stating that the service was unavailable.

OpenAI acknowledged the issue and posted updates on X (formerly Twitter), stating that they had identified the problem and were working to implement a fix. The company apologized for the inconvenience and promised to update users on the outage status.

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Fortunately, the services have now been restored, and users can once again access ChatGPT and other OpenAI services. The swift resolution of the issue is a testament to OpenAI’s commitment to providing reliable and efficient services to its users.