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Feb 15, 2024

OpenAI Restores ChatGPT Services After Major Outage: Here's Why

By: Bhumi Shrivastava

ChatGPT services were disrupted, leaving users puzzled as to the cause of the downtime.

Outage Mystery

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The outage affected users worldwide, with reports pouring in from various regions.

Global Impact

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Users encountered prompts like "Hmm….something seems to have gone wrong" during the outage.

Error Messages

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This wasn't the first time ChatGPT experienced downtime; a similar incident occurred earlier on January 4.

Previous Incidents

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While OpenAI remained tight-lipped about the exact cause, increased traffic after the GPT Store launch was cited as a possible reason for the January outage.

Speculated Causes

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Users took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their frustrations and share memes amidst the service disruption.

Reactions

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Since its introduction in November 2022, ChatGPT has become a staple in AI applications, offering human-like responses and attracting millions of users worldwide.

ChatGPT's Journey

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