ChatGPT and OpenAI services, including their API and Sora platform, experienced a significant outage that began just before 7 PM ET. This technical issue disrupted millions of users worldwide, with slow logins and degraded performance reported. OpenAI has acknowledged the problem and is working to resolve it.

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• ChatGPT and OpenAI services, including API and Sora, have been offline due to a technical issue.
• The outage started around 7 PM ET, affecting millions of users globally.
• OpenAI acknowledged the problem and is working to implement a fix, apologizing for the disruption.
• Users reported difficulties logging in and slower performance across the platform.
• A significant spike in outage reports was tracked by Down Detector, based on user-submitted complaints.
• OpenAI has not provided a specific timeline for restoring full service but promises updates.
• Many companies relying on OpenAI’s API also faced disruptions in their services.
• OpenAI engineers are working quickly to resolve the issue and bring services back online.
• The issue follows earlier outages in other services, such as Meta’s platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
• Meta also experienced a widespread outage earlier, with over 27,000 reports of Facebook issues and over 28,000 reports for Instagram.