No, it's not just you – ChatGPT is having some issues, but OpenAI is working on it

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Here's everything we know so far about 'increased error rates'

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Whether you were asking ChatGPT for some help with an email, to give you the best recipe possible for some chicken noodle soup, or any other number of queries, it's clear that the AI chatbot is having some issues today. And OpenAI's already confirmed something is up.

In a post shortly after 2:40PM ET on its status page, OpenAI writes, "We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services."

The good news is it is working on mitigation, but given that Down Detector reports are increasing, and I, as well as a few of my colleagues, can't get ChatGPT to respond, we're spinning up a live blog to track this ChatGPT outage.

So read on for the latest, and TechRadar has reached out to OpenAI for more details and even a resolution timeline on this ChatGPT issue.

ChatGPT might be returning for some

Here's some good news – Lance Ulanoff, TechRadar's Editor-at-Large, is once again chatting with ChatGPT. This might be a sign that the AI chatbot is rebounding for some. I'll give it a go on my end as well, but my original query is still spinning.

It's not a resolution update, but OpenAI has updated its status page at 2:57 PM ET, writing, "We are investigating the issue for the listed services." under the same "Increased ChatGPT error rates." Seems like the teams at OpenAI are looking further into what is causing the elevated error rates.

Via my ChatGPT Plus account on the web, I'm still not getting any response from the AI, with the spinning, or rather glowing circle, just lasting for minutes.

Down Detector reports are starting to climb

While it's not skyrocketing, Down Detector reports issues with ChatGPT have climbed to over 3,400 as of 2:40 PM ET. That's the last update from the service, but it's likely still at that level if not a bit higher.

OpenAI confirms an issue

Here's a live look at the status page, showing that OpenAI is working to fix the issue with ChatGPT elevated errors. No specifics on what is causing the outage as of yet, though. Past ChatGPT outages have lasted anywhere from a few hours to many, many hours, so here's hoping this is a quick fix.

So here's what ChatGPT looks like when you ask it a query, and yes, it's a bit empty with the circle just constantly spinning on mobile; it also looks the same on the web app right now.

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