Global disruptions hit OpenAI’s services today, impacting ChatGPT, its API offerings, and the Sora platform, leaving thousands of users worldwide unable to access critical tools.

According to Downdetector, over 1,000 incident reports flooded in by 12:30 p.m., with users citing issues ranging from complete service inaccessibility to high error rates and sluggish performance.

OpenAI acknowledged the problem on its live status page, stating: “Some users are experiencing elevated error rates and latency across the listed services. We are continuing to investigate this issue.”

The outage sparked widespread frustration, with users and developers flooding social media to voice concerns and demand updates. Many, who depend on OpenAI’s platforms for work and research, reported significant workflow interruptions.

No timeline for resolution has been provided, but OpenAI’s engineering teams are reportedly working to pinpoint and fix the cause. This outage underscores the growing global dependence on generative AI platforms, as industries increasingly integrate these tools into daily operations. (ILKHA)