OpenAI Faces Major Outage: ChatGPT and Other Services Down Globally
OpenAI experienced a significant setback as a major outage on December 26, 2024, affected ChatGPT, its API, and Sora, disrupting services globally for several hours. The issue, caused by an upstream internet service provider, left users unable to access vital AI tools. OpenAI actively communicated updates on social media and their status page, managing to partially recover their services by the evening. This outage emphasizes the critical need for robust infrastructure and contingency planning in AI-related services.
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