OpenAI Apologizes for Global ChatGPT Outage Following Siri Integration 😬
On December 11, ChatGPT experienced a global outage at 11:07 PM UTC, shortly after being integrated into Apple’s virtual assistant Siri. OpenAI identified the issue and began rolling out fixes, restoring service to most regions by 3:53 AM UTC on December 12. The outage disrupted access to ChatGPT and OpenAI’s video generation model Sora, affecting the platform’s 200 million active users.
This marked at least the fourth significant outage for ChatGPT since June. #OpenAI has not confirmed whether the integration with Apple’s update was the cause. Coinciding with this, Apple users gained new ChatGPT-powered features, such as enhanced visual intelligence through Siri. On the same day, Meta also reported temporary issues on Facebook and Instagram, resolving most problems within hours.
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