ChatGPT, the popular AI-powered chatbot, has gone offline due to a technical issue, leaving millions of users worldwide struggling to access the service. The outage, which began just before 7:00 p.m. ET, affected not only ChatGPT, but also OpenAI’s API and Sora services.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, confirmed the issue on social media and stated that they had identified the issue and were working on rolling out a solution. “We are currently experiencing an outage. We have identified the issue and are working to introduce a solution. We are sorry and will keep you updated,” the company said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

The outage has caused widespread disruption, affecting many companies that rely on OpenAI’s API for their projects. Users are taking to social media to express their frustration and confusion. Many report slow logins and poorer performance.

According to Down Detector, a mapping service that tracks outages, there has been a significant increase in complaints about ChatGPT being offline. Down Detector’s numbers are based on user-submitted reports. The actual number of users affected may vary.

OpenAI has not provided an estimated time for when services will return to normal, but has promised to keep users updated on any developments.

“We have reports of API calls returning errors and difficulties logging into the dot openai dot com and ChatGPT platforms. We have identified the issue and are working to introduce a solution. We have identified the issue and are implementing a workaround. “We are working as quickly as possible to return service to normal and apologize for the downtime,” an OpenAI engineer said on social media.

Facebook, Instagram down

Metas Facebook and Instagram were offline today for thousands of users in the United States. During an outage that began around 12:50 p.m. ET, there were more than 27,000 incidents with people reporting issues with Facebook and over 28,000 with Instagram.

WhatsApp, Meta’s messaging application, was also down for over 1,000 users, according to Downdetector.com.

Earlier this year, a technical issue caused an outage that affected hundreds of thousands of Facebook and Instagram users worldwide for more than two hours.