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OpenAI's ChatGPT, API, and Sora Services Down Globally, Partial Recovery Underway

Dec 12, 2024, 12:52 AM

OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, experienced a significant outage affecting its services worldwide. The outage began late on December 11, 2024, and persisted into the early hours of December 12, impacting millions of users. OpenAI confirmed the issue and stated they were working on a fix. The disruption also affected other services like the developer-facing API and Sora, although partial recovery was reported for some services. Users encountered messages indicating that ChatGPT was currently unavailable, leading to widespread frustration and discussions on alternative platforms. The outage also impacted paying ChatGPT Pro subscribers, and there was speculation on how this might affect the global economy.