ChatGPT Outage Affects API and Sora Platform

ChatGPT, OpenAI's widely used AI chatbot, experienced a significant global outage, leaving users unable to access the service. The disruption, which started around 11 AM EST, impacted ChatGPT, OpenAI's API, and the Sora platform due to issues with an upstream provider. OpenAI confirmed the outage and is actively working on a fix, but there is no estimated time for the service's resumption. This outage highlights the reliability challenges of AI services, especially as they become more integrated into daily workflows. Users expressed frustration on social media, comparing the inconvenience to using pre-digital methods. This incident follows another outage earlier in the month, raising questions about the dependability of AI systems.