ChatGPT just went down for the second time today due to a major OpenAI outage. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has become a major productivity tool for many users. As the US grinds into the workday this morning, many users are unable to access it.
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OpenAI reported a major outage this morning that began around 2:30 a.m. ET, but it was resolved just over five hours later after the company pushed out a fix. Not everyone was affected, however, as reports say it appears to have affected mostly logged-in users. The outage was widespread, affecting the web version and the mobile and Mac apps.
Now, OpenAI's status page reports that ChatGPT is suffering another major outage as of 10:33 a.m. ET, though no updates have been reported.
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If you find yourself looking for alternative AI chatbots while ChatGPT is down, here's what you can try:
- Microsoft Copilot: Touted as the best ChatGPT alternative, Copilot is accessible online and can access internet sources. Copilot also uses GPT-4, which is OpenAI's LLM but isn't down now.
- Gemini: This is a good opportunity if you haven't tried Google's chatbot yet. This free AI chatbot has access to Google and replies quickly.
- You.com: This AI bot is powered by one of the most advanced LLMs and is available for free with web access.