OpenAI restores ChatGPT services after a massive outage | Technology News
OpenAI has restored ChatGPT services after a massive outage. The company has not stated any specific reason for the downtime, however, the service seems to be up and running for users across the world. The outage started around 8:00 PM IST on February 14 and it lasted up to around 10:30 PM, where, users noticed prompts and errors like “Hmm….something seems to have gone wrong.” and the chatbot was unresponsive for a while.
Based on Down Detector, ChatGPT faced a similar outage at around 2:06 am earlier today. In the last 24 hours, there have been over 3,000 reports as per the website.
Graph showing the status of ChatGPT in last 24 hours. (Image: Down Detector)
Below are some reactions on X, formerly Twitter from aggrieved users. While some were genuinely curious about what was happening to the website, some used the occasion to share memes.
Chat GPT? Are you listening? Hello? Chat GPT is down. #chatgpt #chatgptdown pic.twitter.com/FCbqpPN9de
— Eric Cosner (@geekinit) February 14, 2024
Looks like ChatGPT is down. Any confirmation? #ChatGPT
— Damilola (@_iam_popson) February 14, 2024
chatGPT is down pic.twitter.com/SecwouPHTD
— AJ Ghergich (@SEO) February 14, 2024
Me and the boys rushing to twitter to see if ChatGPT is down pic.twitter.com/6naDqFqWvo
— Ameya (@AmeyaHule) February 13, 2024
On January 4, ChatGPT faced a major outage with users unable to access it on mobile and desktop. Over 600 outage reports were seen on Down Detector. The cause was unknown at the time, however, it was reportedly due to increased traffic after the GPT Store launch. This was the first major outage this year for the popular AI chatbot.
ChatGPT, the sensational chatbot from OpenAI was introduced to the public in November 2022. ChatGPT created waves for offering human-like responses to queries. The AI conversational bot went on to become the most popular Internet application over time with millions of users accessing it for a variety of use cases. Over time, the makers have added a host of features to the chatbot, making it the pioneer in AI applications across the world.