OpenAI's ChatGPT faces massive outage with thousands of users impacted
ChatGPT logo is seen in this illustration taken on March 11, 2024.
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PUBLISHED ONNovember 09, 2024 1:13 AM
Microsoft-backed OpenAI said on Friday (Nov 8) night it is facing an issue that has resulted in its popular chatbot ChatGPT being unavailable.
The company said in a statement on its website that it was investigating the issue and working to restore functionality as soon as possible.
Over 19,403 users had been impacted by the outage as of 7:13 p.m. ET according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
OpenAI did not immediately responded to a request for comment.
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