OpenAI’s ChatGPT experienced a significant outage recently, impacting thousands of users worldwide. The outage, which lasted for over two hours, affected the ChatGPT web and mobile apps, with many users taking to social media to express frustration or share memes about the downtime. Interestingly, while the outage impacted the direct usage of ChatGPT, the API remained functional, meaning third-party services powered by OpenAI’s technology were unaffected
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The incident marked the longest outage in the last 90 days for OpenAI’s services, causing a temporary disruption for those who rely on ChatGPT for a variety of tasks. Despite the technical setback, ChatGPT remains one of the most widely recognized AI tools globally, with increasing adoption across different