Service Disruption
experienced a partial outage, affecting its performance and that of its video generator, Sora, and developer APIs, with nearly 2,000 error reports at its peak.
began addressing the issues early Tuesday morning, with the outage spiking around 5:30 am, and reported "seeing a recovery" later in the day.
User Impact and Context
The outage highlighted ChatGPT's growing presence in workplaces and educational settings, with usage doubling in offices and significant use by US teens for schoolwork.
Users expressed frustrations on social media, noting the impact on productivity and daily tasks, such as composing emails.