ChatGPT Returns After Global Disruption: OpenAI Restores AI Chatbot Service

ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot from OpenAI, experienced a global outage, leaving many users unable to access the service. Reports flooded in, highlighting widespread issues affecting various aspects of the platform.

According to Downdetector, a website that tracks outages, a significant number of users reported problems. Approximately 91% of those affected encountered issues while attempting to access ChatGPT. Around 7% reported inability to access the website, while the remaining faced login failures. Users also took to social media platform X to report about the service disruption.

OpenAI Acknowledges and Resolves Issue

OpenAI acknowledged the outage on its official status page, citing “increased latency and errors affecting both ChatGPT and APIs.” The company promptly addressed the issue, and the service has since been restored.

The OpenAI Status page now indicates that “Performance is now back to normal.” The TOI Tech team confirmed the restoration, successfully accessing ChatGPT through both the website and mobile app. The service is now functioning smoothly.