OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT service is currently facing a global outage, causing frustration among users worldwide. People took to Twitter to express their concerns about the situation, while the company has yet to disclose the underlying cause of the disruption.
The issues with OpenAI’s chatbot began around 6:10 pm, with users reporting problems with question requests. Within a few hours, more than 5,500 users from all over the world experienced difficulties with the service, according to Downdetector, a platform that monitors outages.
OpenAI has remained silent thus far, leaving users to voice their frustrations on various social media platforms. One user expressed their annoyance, saying, It seems like ChatGPT is down, resulting in request timeouts. Now we have to rely on our own brains or good old Google.
Every time users try to interact with the AI bot, they receive a message stating, Oops! Our systems are currently experiencing high demand. Please take a break and try again later. Both the website and the application are presenting challenges for users.
Although the cause of the issue is still unknown, numerous users have encountered difficulties accessing ChatGPT, leading them to express their concerns on Twitter. The problem appears to be related to the servers, and OpenAI is expected to provide more information about the situation.
Users who manage to log into the application are greeted with an error message stating Failed to get service status.
Interestingly, some users have reported that the paid version of ChatGPT is functioning properly, despite the outage experienced by others.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT service is widely used for various purposes, including generating human-like text and answering questions. The current outage has caused inconvenience for countless users who rely on the service. While the company works to resolve the issues, users can only hope for a quick resolution and the restoration of normal service.
In the meantime, individuals are left to rely on their own knowledge and search engines like Google to find the answers they need. It remains to be seen when OpenAI will address the situation and provide users with more information about the outage that has disrupted their experience with ChatGPT.
