Millions of users were frustrated this morning as OpenAI’s popular large language model, ChatGPT, experienced a significant outage. The disruption began around 7 PM ET yesterday and affected ChatGPT and OpenAI’s API and Sora services.
News X reported that social media buzzed with reports of slow login times, degraded performance, and complete inability to access the service. OpenAI has since acknowledged the issue and is working to resolve it.
Many businesses rely on OpenAI’s API for their projects, highlighting the widespread nature of the disruption. While OpenAI hasn’t provided an estimated time for restoration, they’ve assured users of ongoing efforts to get things back to normal.
OpenAI Confirms Service Disruptions
In a recent online statement, OpenAI confirmed issues with their API, including login problems for platform.openai.com and ChatGPT. While the exact cause hasn’t been disclosed, they’re working on a solution.
Reports indicate slow logins and performance issues for some features. Additionally, unauthorized access attempts are believed to be disrupting OpenAI’s API, ChatGPT, and Sora services.
Down Detector, a service that tracks outages based on user reports, has seen a surge in complaints regarding ChatGPT’s inaccessibility. This confirms the widespread nature of the outage.
This outage follows a similar incident earlier today, which affected Meta Platforms’ services, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. Millions of users could not send or receive messages on these platforms.
