OpenAI’s ChatGPT down in the US, frustrated users are reporting technical outages

ChatGPT experienced widespread disruption on Thursday afternoon, leaving many users unable to access the service. OpenAI confirmed that its AI app was facing bugs that affected the performance of some users. The issue caused frustration for those trying to interact with the platform.

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Is ChatGPT down in the US?

Users of the AI ​​platform reported technical outages in the United States. More than 100 users of the platform reported that there were some technical glitches in the platform which were related to ChatGPT, according to Downdetector. It is a website that provides real-time status of various websites and services.

After the technical glitch surfaced, the AI ​​company posted a status update on its website. The update read: “ChatGPT, the API and Sora are currently experiencing high error rates. The issue is caused by an upstream provider and we are currently monitoring,” after 1:30 PM ET, as reported by CBS.

This is not the first time that the AI ​​platform has run into a technical outage problem. Earlier this month, the AI ​​software encountered technical glitches that lasted for about three hours. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X to address the situation, saying, “We’ll be back,” at 9:13 a.m. today. He joked, “I was about to offer to start being the mechanical turk for ChatGPT,” as reported by TimesNow.

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Netizens complain about ChatGPT down in the US

One frustrated user wrote on X: “Sat down to study opened iPad and chatgpt is down. I refuse to google like a caveman.” Another user wrote: “ChatGPT down so now I have to use my own brain like this is the damn 18th century.” A third user wrote: “ChatGPT is down and I’m forced to use my own brain.”