OpenAI responds to major outage on ChatGPT, other applications ...
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OpenAI is working to fix an issue that caused major outages in its applications, including ChatGPT. A statement from the artificial intelligence (AI) company, posted on the social media platform X just after 4 p.m. ET Thursday, noted "most" of ChatGPT, the API, and Sora were down. An error status page shows OpenAI identified an issue with high error rates on ChatGPT, the API, and Sora at 2 p.m. and began investigating.
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Issue Cause and Resolution Updates
OpenAI said the issue was caused by an upstream provider, which is a company that connects a local internet service provider's network to the internet. Two additional updates at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. noted OpenAI was "continuing to work on a fix for [the] issue." As of 6:30 p.m., ChatGPT and the APIs were partially recovered, and Sora was fully operational.
The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a mobile phone screen with the ChatGPT logo in the background. "We're sorry for the trouble this is causing," the company wrote. "We’ve identified the issue and have started recovery. We hope to be back asap." Users around the world took to X to comment on the outages, with some noting the crash inhibited their ability to do research and complete school or work assignments.
The ChatGPT website displayed on a laptop screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland, on April 11, 2023.
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