ChatGPT is down for many users this afternoon

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ChatGPT is down for many users this afternoon

“We are working on implementing a mitigation,” OpenAI said in a status update.

Anna Washenko

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If you’ve had trouble using ChatGPT today, you aren’t alone. The AI chatbot is experiencing a partial outage for many users this afternoon. Down Detector reports of issues with the service leapt from almost nothing to more than 12,000 around 3PM ET.

Screenshot of Down Detector reports on ChatGPT status
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OpenAI issued a status update noting that “elevated error rates” are occurring for ChatGPT and Platform users. All 13 components of ChatGPT are marked as having “degraded performance” on the OpenAI status page. “We are working on implementing a mitigation,” the company said, although it didn’t provide an anticipated timeline for when the issue might be resolved.

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If you’ve had trouble using ChatGPT today, you aren’t alone. The AI chatbot is experiencing a partial outage for many users this afternoon. Down Detector reports of issues with the service leapt from almost nothing to more than 12,000 around 3PM ET.

Screenshot of Down Detector reports on ChatGPT status
Down Detector

OpenAI issued a status update noting that “elevated error rates” are occurring for ChatGPT and Platform users. All 13 components of ChatGPT are marked as having “degraded performance” on the OpenAI status page. “We are working on implementing a mitigation,” the company said, although it didn’t provide an anticipated timeline for when the issue might be resolved.

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