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ChatGPT Not Working: OpenAI APIs, Sora, Faces Global Outage. Company Working On Fix

The ramifications of OpenAI's outage were keenly felt by users on a global scale, with a considerable number of reports surfacing from various international regions.

ChatGPT Down: OpenAI faced a significant operational setback on Tuesday as numerous critical services, including its highly popular ChatGPT, the groundbreaking Sora video generation model, and its comprehensive suite of developer APIs, experienced a widespread interruption. The extensive disruption left users unable to access vital tools, prompting the Sam Altman-led organisation to publicly acknowledge "elevated error rates and latency" across its platforms.

The company, which holds ambitious projections of reaching one billion ChatGPT users by the end of 2025, confirmed it was actively investigating the root cause of the service interruptions.

ChatGPT Not Working: OpenAI APIs, Sora, Faces Global Outage. Company Working On Fix

Hours-Long Disruption Plagues AI Giant

The technical difficulties commenced approximately four hours before the official public acknowledgement, creating a substantial period during which users across various sectors were unable to utilise OpenAI's offerings.

This prolonged unavailability highlights the growing reliance on these advanced AI capabilities for diverse applications, from creative content generation to complex data analysis. The company provided an update on its dedicated status tracker, indicating the severity and ongoing nature of the problem.

This is what the company said in its status tracker: "Some users are experiencing elevated error rates and latency across the listed services. We are continuing to investigate this issue."

ChatGPT Not Working: OpenAI APIs, Sora, Faces Global Outage. Company Working On Fix

The statement underscores the immediate concern for OpenAI as it works to diagnose and rectify the underlying issues affecting its infrastructure. The inability to access such widely adopted tools for an extended duration can have significant ramifications for businesses, developers, and individual users who integrate these AI services into their daily workflows.

Global Impact, Major Indian Cities Affected by Service Interruption

The ramifications of the outage were keenly felt by users on a global scale, with a considerable number of reports surfacing from various international regions.

Data from Downdetector, an independent online service that monitors outages, revealed that as of approximately 3:14 pm IST, over 830 users from across India alone had lodged complaints regarding problems with OpenAI's services. This substantial volume of reports from a single country indicates a widespread and immediate impact on its user base.

Further analysis by the outage tracker's countrywide monitoring system pinpointed a concentration of reported issues from major urban centres within India.

Cities such as Delhi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Patna, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai all contributed to the growing number of reports, signalling a broad geographic reach of the disruption across the nation. 

About the author Shayak Majumder

Shayak Majumder leads the ABP Live English team. He reviews gadgets, covers everything AI, and is on the lookout for the next big tech trend to cover. He is also building a data-driven AI-aware newsroom. Got tips? Reach out!

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