ChatGPT, one of the most widely used AI-powered chatbots, has unexpectedly gone offline due to technical issues, leaving millions of users and businesses scrambling. The disruption has also affected OpenAI’s API and related services, causing significant challenges for companies that rely on the platform for their projects.
Businesses have reported disruptions in operations, with some highlighting how critical OpenAI’s tools are to their day-to-day functionality. Meanwhile, individual users, who use ChatGPT for everything from writing assistance to brainstorming, have also expressed frustration over the downtime.
As expected, social media is abuzz with reactions. Twitter (now known as X) has been flooded with memes and comments, while users wait for the service to resume.
Here are some highlights from X:
🚨BREAKING: CHATGPT IS DOWN
OpenAI is currently in the thick of an unresolved incident with ChatGPT and the API experiencing higher than usual error rates.
Source:OpenAI pic.twitter.com/Umaarmhbj0
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 23, 2025
Bruh ChatGPT is down again??? During the work day?
So you’re telling me I have to… THINK?! pic.twitter.com/vXGWjGzJMq
— Mustafa (@KingMusss) January 23, 2025
ChatGPT seems to be down at the moment
Bad gateway – The web server reported a bad gateway error pic.twitter.com/7vqI49AxGw
— Tibor Blaho (@btibor91) January 23, 2025
This marks the third significant outage for ChatGPT in recent months. In December, the platform experienced two major disruptions, sparking conversations about the reliability of AI-powered tools and their increasing role in both personal and professional settings.
While OpenAI is working to resolve the issue, such outages reflect growing pains in the rapidly evolving AI industry or signal the need for more robust systems to support the technology’s ever-expanding user base.
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