ChatGPT Experiences Worldwide Outage; Users Turn to Social Media to Share Frustrations
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Synopsis
On February 6, 2023, ChatGPT, a leading AI tool by OpenAI, faced a global outage affecting millions of users. Social media platforms saw a surge in complaints from users unable to access the service, with reports confirming a widespread impact across various countries.
Key Takeaways
- ChatGPT faced a major global outage on February 6.
- Users reported issues on social media, primarily X.
- Approximately 90 percent of users experienced problems.
- Downdetector recorded thousands of complaints.
- This is not the first outage for ChatGPT; a previous incident occurred on January 23.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (NationPress) ChatGPT, one of OpenAI's widely used Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, encountered a global outage on Thursday, leaving millions of users unable to utilize the service.
Frustrated individuals took to social media, particularly X, to express their concerns regarding the inaccessibility of ChatGPT.
The reports suggest that the problem is extensive, with complaints emerging from various nations.
As per Downdetector, a site that monitors online service disruptions, thousands of users have been impacted by this outage.
The data from Downdetector illustrated a significant surge in reports of ChatGPT's malfunction early this morning, with the numbers escalating as more users experienced difficulties.
Some users face challenges logging in, while others report complete unresponsiveness from the AI.
The heat map on Downdetector, which visually represents data values, indicates that the outage is corroborated by user-submitted reports.
Approximately 90 percent of users have indicated issues with the ChatGPT app, while others are experiencing difficulties on the website.
OpenAI has yet to release any formal statement regarding the cause or scope of the outage.
In the meantime, exasperated users are inundating X with posts and memes about the situation.
One user humorously stated, “Today, I lost access to ChatGPT for 20 minutes, and it felt like it was 2015 and Google Search had gone offline for a couple of hours.”
Another user remarked, “Everyone coming to X to confirm ChatGPT is down,” accompanied by a meme.
“ChatGPT down again??! surprised, not surprised!!!” another user noted.
A different X user commented, “ChatGPT is always down in the middle of doing my assignment.”
“Watching everyone panic when ChatGPT is down and they have to think for themselves—we’re truly doomed,” another user added.
As of the time of this report, ChatGPT was still experiencing downtime.
Notably, today's outage is not the first instance where ChatGPT has encountered technical difficulties.
On January 23, the AI chatbot also faced a similar global disruption, hindering access for users on both the web and the app.
During that incident, Downdetector logged over a thousand user complaints, with many frustrated individuals turning to X to voice their grievances about the malfunction.
