Is ChatGPT down? What happened to OpenAI and when will it be back?
Are you having problems with ChatGPT? Then you’ll want info on what is causing the outage and when service will be restored.
ChatGPT users in the US and elsewhere might find issues connecting to the program this afternoon after outages began to be reported on Down Detector, a site that crowdsources reports on connectivity issues.
Some users will see this error message: “Hmm...something seems to have gone wrong.”
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There is no current timeline for when the AI will be back online. Open AI, the organization that owns ChatGPT, have not yet posted an update but users have been highlighting the issue.
ChatGPT Down Outage, Users Experience Access Issues
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Today, several users reported that the ChatGPT service is not accessible as usual. A message appearing on the screen reads, “Hmm…something seems to have gone wrong,” indicating a technical issue within the system.
No details on what is causing the outage have been reported by Open AI.
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