WOW! ChatGPT just went dark globally. And it reminded everyone how dependent we've become on AI.
Starting July 16th, ChatGPT suffered a massive outage that hit users across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Along with Sora, Codex, and their APIs.
Here’s exactly what happened.
DownDetector logged over 8,500+ disruptions, with 82-88% of complaints pointing to the core chat interface.
Users reported:
→ ChatGPT sessions refusing to load
→ Repeated "unusual activity detected" blocks
→ Blank conversation windows
→ No chat, no API, no Codex/Sora access
Social media lit up - "No chats. No history. Just silence." "I get login loops and weird errors." "Is ChatGPT down for everyone or just me?"
Here’s OpenAI's response:
They confirmed "elevated error rates" across multiple services and immediately escalated efforts to fix it.
As of the latest updates, services have been fully restored.
We've reached the point where an AI outage affects productivity on a global scale. That's both incredible and terrifying.
The fact that thousands of people panicked when ChatGPT went down for a few hours shows how much our productivity now depends on AI.
Anik Singal
WOW! ChatGPT just went dark globally. And it reminded everyone how dependent we've become on AI.
Starting July 16th, ChatGPT suffered a massive outage that hit users across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Along with Sora, Codex, and their APIs.
Here’s exactly what happened.
DownDetector logged over 8,500+ disruptions, with 82-88% of complaints pointing to the core chat interface.
Users reported:
→ ChatGPT sessions refusing to load
→ Repeated "unusual activity detected" blocks
→ Blank conversation windows
→ No chat, no API, no Codex/Sora access
Social media lit up - "No chats. No history. Just silence." "I get login loops and weird errors." "Is ChatGPT down for everyone or just me?"
Here’s OpenAI's response:
They confirmed "elevated error rates" across multiple services and immediately escalated efforts to fix it.
As of the latest updates, services have been fully restored.
We've reached the point where an AI outage affects productivity on a global scale. That's both incredible and terrifying.
The fact that thousands of people panicked when ChatGPT went down for a few hours shows how much our productivity now depends on AI.
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