ChatGPT was down for many when OpenAI confirmed a problem – here’s everything we know

Down Detector reports are down

Along with OpenAI confirming it has rolled out a fix for the ‘elevated errors’ issues and monitoring ChatGPT, reports of problems with the service have dropped significantly on Down Detector.

As of 4:28 PM ET in the US, ChatGPT has 333 reports.

ChatGPT says the main issue has been resolved

From At 4:21 PM ET, OpenAI updated its status page, writing: “We have identified the issue, applied the necessary remedies and are monitoring the recovery.” And that’s in line with when we saw some recovery and saw the AI ​​chatbot return to normal operation.

My colleague Matt has said that it is back in the UK and ‘working well enough’. So hopefully that means ChatGPT is back on your end too if this blip affected you.

I have decided to go to the source; my US ChatGPT Plus account gave me a rather cheerful reply when I asked if it was back after a power outage. Noting that it’s “A little rebooted, a little caffeinated (metaphorically) and feels pretty good.”

ChatGPT is recovering from an outage

There are several Reddit threads, including many that noted when ChatGPT first went down, and one that says the popular AI chatbot came back about 18 minutes ago. You can see it here, and judging by the many responses, it looks like ChatGPT has recovered.

On the VPN front, Matt tries ChatGPT on a few different VPNs – it seems to work in the US, Ireland, Canada, India and Poland, although the latter two are a bit slower to respond to queries.

Judging by the comments and my colleague Matt’s own shared experience, it looks like ChatGPT is having a harder time outside the US right now. It may be that OpenAI is testing the mitigation here before rolling it out globally.

Comments on Down Detector note that it’s down in the US – which is my current experience, although it’s a bit slow – and that it still doesn’t work internationally, with Hungary specifically mentioned.

My colleague Matt still can’t get ChatGPT to respond in the UK, but it responds instantly when using a US VPN. So that might be a solution for now.

My colleague, TechRadar’s managing editor Entertainment, Matt Bolton, shared this screenshot with me of ChatGPT currently unresponsive on a free account.

At least OpenAI is quick to confirm issues with ChatGPT, and here’s a look at the status page for the popular AI chatbot detailing the active issues right now. Given elevated error rates in fine-tuning jobs and the platform itself, OpenAI has identified the causes and is working on remediation.

The latter may explain the drop in reports of Down Detector.