Fri Jan 24 00:50:47 IST 2025: ## ChatGPT Back Online After Global Outage

**London, UK** – Popular AI chatbot ChatGPT experienced a significant outage on Thursday, leaving thousands of users unable to access the service. Downdetector reported over 10,000 users in the UK alone experiencing issues. The outage, which began around 11:00 GMT, resulted in a “bad gateway error” message for those attempting to access the platform.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, confirmed the outage on its status page and announced a fix was implemented at 15:09 GMT. While the cause of the disruption remains unconfirmed, users took to social media to express their frustration and, in some cases, amusement at the unexpected downtime.

The outage comes at a time of significant global interest and investment in generative AI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously reported that ChatGPT boasts over 300 million weekly users. Despite offering a free version, OpenAI also generates revenue through various paid membership tiers. The incident follows a recent pledge by tech firms to invest $500 billion in AI infrastructure in the United States. ChatGPT is now back online, and OpenAI continues to monitor the system for further issues.

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