ChatGPT is down for many users this afternoon

We are working on implementing a mitigation, OpenAI said in a status update. If you've had trouble using ChatGPT today, you aren't alone. The AI chatbot is experiencing a partial outage for many users this afternoon. Down Detector reports of issues with the service leapt from almost nothing to more than 12,000 around 3PM ET. OpenAI issued a status update noting that elevated error rates are occurring for ChatGPT and Platform users.