ChatGPT is down again. Here's what we know.

Uh-oh.
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Sam Haysom
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An OpenAI webpage shows some text confirming ChatGPT is currently unavailable for some users.
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UPDATE: Jun. 4, 2024, 10:45 a.m. EDT OpenAI reported at 10:30 a.m. that ChatGPT is not available for some users. It is currently investigating the cause.

UPDATE: Jun. 4, 2024, 7:57 a.m. EDT OpenAI resolved the incident at 04:45am PT. All ChatGPT systems are now operational.

ChatGPT appears to be having some difficulties today.

OpenAI's popular AI tool is currently unavailable for some users, with the issue have been identified and a fix underway, per the company's status page.

Down Detector, a site that keeps track of website downtime, shows a surge in reports from users in the early hours of Tuesday morning (disclosure: Down Detector is owned by Mashable parent company, Ziff Davis).

A graph shows a large spike.
Credit: downdetector.com

OpenAI hasn't revealed the nature of the issue. The latest update, at 2am PT, says: "We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue."

The first update, acknowledging an issue that OpenAI had started investigating, was posted at 00:21 PT.

We will update this article when more information comes in.

Topics ChatGPT

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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