OpenAI's ChatGPT Faces Global Outage, Thousands Unable to Access Services

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): On January 23, 2025 ChatGPT is facing a significant global outage with thousands of users reporting glitches and access issues. Although OpenAI has not yet acknowledged the situation, Downdetector indicates a sharp increase in outage reports, surpassing 1,000. Users are experiencing difficulties in initiating conversations and accessing their chat history.

Many are encountering error messages such as "Bad Gateway" and "Internal Server Error" when attempting to use the service. This outage marks the second major disruption for ChatGPT in recent months. Users have noted that while the website may occasionally load, it often fails to respond to inputs. Reports of the service being unavailable began to surge early in the day, indicating widespread issues across the platform.

As of now, OpenAI has not provided any official updates regarding the cause of this outage or an estimated timeline for resolution. The situation remains fluid and users are awaiting further information from OpenAI as they work to address the problems affecting their services.