Fri Jan 24 02:25:23 UTC 2025: ## ChatGPT Briefly Goes Down, Then Back Online

**San Francisco, CA** – Popular AI chatbot ChatGPT experienced a brief outage Thursday morning, causing disruptions for its hundreds of millions of weekly users. Downdetector, a website tracking online service disruptions, showed a significant spike in reported outages. Users attempting to access the tool encountered lengthy loading times and ultimately a “bad gateway” error message.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, acknowledged the issue in a status update, stating that they were investigating increased errors. The company later announced that the cause had been identified and resolved. Service was restored shortly thereafter.

ChatGPT, launched in 2022, is a generative AI chatbot capable of creating various forms of content, including text, music, and images. While praised for its potential to revolutionize online search and assist with various tasks, the technology has also drawn criticism for its potential to spread misinformation and facilitate plagiarism.

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