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Last Updated:January 23, 2025, 18:57 IST
Users on social media site X complained that they were not able to access the site.
Is ChatGPT Down - Several users flocked to social media site X to complain that ChatGPT was down. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
Several users took to social media sites on Thursday to complain that artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT is down. Users on social media site X complained that they were not able to access the site.
OpenAI, the tech company that created ChatGPT, later said in an update that the site is up and running again only to say moments later that they are investigating the issue.
“We are currently investigating this issue," ChatGPT said at around 6:42 pm (IST).
OpenAI’s website at around 5:30pm (IST) said for the the first time that it was facing an issue. “We are currently experiencing elevated error rates in the API. We are currently investigating," it said.
OpenAI later said in an update that the issue was “resolved".
“This issue has now been resolved. Between 3:33 AM and 4:23 AM PST, customers experienced elevated error rates on ChatGPT and the API," OpenAI said in a status update of the incident.
Journalist Mario Nawfal also tweeted that the site is down. “OpenAI is currently in the thick of an unresolved incident with ChatGPT and the API experiencing higher than usual error rates," he said in a post on X.
ChatGPT showed 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable error to many users and some users said they received a “bad gateway" error.
Netizens also shared memes over the site’s downtime issues, with many asking other users if they are flocking to sites like X to see if ChatGPT is down for everyone.
Several people also hilariously quipped that they now have to “think" because ChatGPT is down.
ChatGPT has been increasingly used and accepted by academics, students, coders, journalists, content creators and the general public. Many even use it for daily work and for official purposes, like writing emails and preparing notes.
Location : First Published:January 23, 2025, 17:45 IST
News world ChatGPT Down Again Moments After OpenAI Resolves Issue, Users Spark Meme Fest On X
