Why is ChatGPT down today? Users are reporting "Something went wrong," and this is what OpenAI reported
Thousands of ChatGPT users are reporting outages with this OpenAI artificial intelligence service. On the morning of February 4th, reports of problems on the Downdetector platform increased. Additionally, Google searches for terms such as: “unusual activity detected chatgpt”; “chatgpt something went wrong”; “chatgpt unable to load conversation”; “why is my chatgpt not working”; “chatgpt unusual activity has been detected”; “chatgpt downdetector” have also increased.
Through its website, OpenAI reported to users that it is experiencing intermittent service outages. “We’re currently experiencing issues,” the company, headed by Sam Altman, stated.
It added: “We have identified that users are experiencing increased errors for the affected services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.”
What did Downdetector report about ChatGPT?
The specialized platform Downdetector registered an anomalous peak in failure reports at 0930. Its chart shows how the error notifications abruptly spiked, indicating that it was neither a minor nor an isolated failure.
93% of the reports corresponded to ChatGPT, 6% to the general application, and 6% to the website.
Data about OpenAI
OpenAI is a leading artificial intelligence company, mainly known for developing ChatGPT and DALL-E. Founded in 2015, it has raised over $11.3 billion in funding, making it the most valuable AI startup in the world in 2024.
Microsoft is one of its main investors, contributing $11 billion between 2019 and 2023.
ChatGPT, its most famous product, is an AI chatbot that can generate text, answer questions, and perform complex tasks. In October 2024, ChatGPT received around 3.7 billion monthly visits, an increase of 17.2% compared to the previous month.
It is the most used AI tool among developers, with 81.7% regular usage.
The 25 to 34 age group represents the largest portion of OpenAI users, at 44.1%.
The United States generates the most traffic with 19.42%, followed by India with 11.74%.
SOURCE: Statista