ChatGPT Suffers Global Outage, Leaving Millions Unable to Use Service for Hours

On June 4, at 2:15 pm GMT, OpenAI’s generative artificial intelligence service ChatGPT experienced a global outage. The issue lasted for three hours and affected all users and services related to ChatGPT plans. The problem was resolved by 5:01 pm GMT, but it resurfaced later, rendering the service unusable for millions of users worldwide.

Requests for information from the chatbot resulted in a message stating, “We are experiencing exceptionally high demand. Try again later.” OpenAI has provided limited information on the matter, posting a message at 7:33 am Pacific Time indicating that they are investigating the issue. The company confirmed that they have resolved the problem affecting their ChatGPT service and subsequent tests by the newspaper corroborate the situation.

The outage began at 0:21 am Pacific time on June 4 and lasted until 4:45 am Pacific time when the company worked to solve the issue. However, problems with the service resurfaced later, making it unusable for many users worldwide.