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Some users joked about being “about to get fired” or doing their work manually without the app’s assistance.
ChatGPT, an AI chat app, is offline and unavailable to users.
Visitors to the website see an error page instead of the usual chat options.
Official apps and other integrations with ChatGPT are also broken.
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is investigating the issue and reports “elevated error rates”.
Tracking website Down Detector saw a surge in complaints about problems with ChatGPT around noon UK time (7am eastern).
Many users took to social media to express frustration and disappointment at being unable to use the app, which is central to their work or study.