ChatGPT Outage Hits Major States Wednesday Morning
A significant outage is currently affecting OpenAI's ChatGPT, leaving users unable to get responses from the AI chatbot. The disruption is widespread, with a sharp spike in user complaints registered on the outage monitoring service Down Detector by Ookla.
The outage began on Wednesday morning, rendering the service completely unresponsive for some users. Attempts to send messages or load previous conversations were met with error messages or failed entirely.
Data from Down Detector shows the problem is concentrated in major urban centers. The primary affected areas are Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco. These cities, known for their high concentration of tech users and businesses, are reporting the highest volume of problems.
The outage has disrupted workflows for professionals, students, and casual users who rely on the service for tasks ranging from coding assistance and content creation to simple information retrieval. Many have taken to social media to express their frustration, noting that the web version is affected while the app continues to function, confirming the outage is not an isolated issue.
As of now, OpenAI has not released an official statement on the cause of the outage or provided an estimated time for when service will be fully restored.
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