According to Downdetector, over 10,000 people reported issues as of Thursday morning.

What Happened?

Users trying to access ChatGPT were met with a “bad gateway error” message. The outage began around 11:00 GMT, and OpenAI’s status page confirmed the platform is “experiencing elevated error rates.” The company has not yet made a public statement, but they are investigating the issue.

Impact on Users

The outage has disrupted both casual and professional users. ChatGPT is widely used for everything from brainstorming to coding support. Social media is buzzing with comments from users frustrated or joking about the situation. One user wrote, “ChatGPT is down? Guess I have to think for myself today.”

How to Resolve It

While OpenAI works on fixing the problem, here are some steps you can take:

• Check ChatGPT’s status page: Visit OpenAI’s status page to see live updates.
• Try alternative tools: Consider using other AI tools like Bard or Claude for your immediate needs.
• Clear your cache: Sometimes, a simple browser cache clear can resolve access issues.
• Be patient: Outages are usually temporary, and OpenAI is likely working to restore service as quickly as possible.

What’s Next?

With over 300 million weekly users, an outage like this highlights the dependency people have on ChatGPT. OpenAI’s rapid growth and recent investments in AI infrastructure are likely aimed at preventing such issues in the future. For now, users will need to wait for official updates from OpenAI.