OpenAI confirmed a problem affecting the availability of ChatGPT, leading many users to encounter error messages such as "Hmm… something went wrong" and a more detailed generation failure notice. The company announced that it was investigating the cause, applied a mitigation, and began monitoring recovery. While some users experienced slower responses, the issue was reported to be resolving as OpenAI implemented fixes and updated its status page. Read more →

ChatGPT users experienced a period of unresponsiveness marked by a persistent loading indicator. OpenAI’s status page confirmed the investigation of elevated error rates and later announced the deployment of mitigation measures, restoring normal operation. Reports on monitoring platforms surged, prompting advice to refresh browsers or restart the app. The issue subsided as service indicators returned to green, signaling a full recovery. Read more →

OpenAI confirmed that a widespread outage affecting ChatGPT, its Sora video generation tool and other services was caused by an issue with third‑party provider Cloudflare. Cloudflare reported an unusual surge in traffic that disrupted its network, leading to errors for millions of users across numerous popular websites. Both companies posted updates on their status pages, indicating that the problem lies outside OpenAI’s own infrastructure and that resolution depends on Cloudflare’s remediation efforts. Read more →