ChatGPT outage: Netizens unable to access OpenAI’s chatbot services globally

The issue seems to affect users across the globe as netizens from different regions are complaining online about the chatbot being unavailable, seeing error messages and experiencing difficulty in connecting to the app

Hyderabad: ChatGPT, which enables millions of users to carry out their tasks with ease, has let them down now. The AI platform which simplifies life for netizens on a daily basis, is now facing downtime.

Upon logging in, visitors to the website (https://openai.com/index/chatgpt/) are seeing a ‘Bad Gateway’ error message making it difficult for users to access the OpenAI-owned chatbot.

Netizens across the globe are complaining online about the ChatGPT app being unavailable, seeing error messages and experiencing difficulty in connecting to the app, among other things.

It appears that the outage has affected users across various regions, globally. Nothing definitive has been made known about the reason behind the chatbot being inaccessible. It is yet to be revealed whether it’s network or maintenance issues or server overload.