OpenAI's AI chatbot ChatGPT faced an 'internal server error' across users globally, leaving users frustrated worldwide as they are unable to access its services. Reports vary—some can access the site, others are locked out. Several users took social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), to report outages. According to the outrage tracking website Downdetector., at around 9.43 am, over 900 users from India reported ChatGPT down for them on Thursday, February 6.
Most of the users face outages using the ChatGPT mobile application. According to the Downdetector data, 98% of users faced accessing ChatGPT's mobile app, 1% faced down using the mobile site and another 1% faced technical glitches using the desktop website.
According to Downdetector.com, which tracks online websites and apps globally, over 20,000 people reported an outage accessing ChatGPT at around 10 am on Thursday. Out of 92% reported issues using the ChatGPT mobile application, while the other 7% reported outages while using the desktop website, and 1% of API users reported problems accessing the app.
However, OpenAI has not officially confirmed the outage. Users took to X to verify the issue. One user, while sharing a screenshot of his computer screen where ChatGPT's website can be seen, asked, "Is ChatGPT down?"
Another app user said, "CHATGPT IS REALLY DOWN 30 MINS BEFORE MY ASSIGNMENT IS DUE."