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The Day AI Went Quiet: Global ChatGPT Outage Sparks Debate on Digital Dependency

Updated: July 16, 2025 22:30

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OpenAI's flagship AI chatbot, ChatGPT, is back online after an unexpected three-hour outage sent shockwaves across the globe on July 16, 2025. Users from North America, Europe, Asia, and especially India woke up to login failures, “unusual activity detected” errors, and completely blank chat screens as ChatGPT, Sora, Codex, and the GPT API ground to a halt. Social media erupted with memes and frantic messages as both casual users and businesses suddenly found themselves without their trusted virtual companion.

The issue, which began around 6:00 AM IST, was promptly acknowledged by OpenAI. The company’s status page confirmed “elevated error rates” across multiple services and assured users that a fix was underway. By approximately 9:30 AM IST, all impacted services had recovered, and normal functionality was restored for millions worldwide.

Key Highlights

Global Outage: ChatGPT, Sora, Codex, and API down for over 3 hours; peak impact seen across US, Europe, India, and Asia.
User Frustration: Around 88–91% of reports cited complete inaccessibility; login errors, verification loops, and lost work were common.
OpenAI Response: OpenAI confirmed degraded performance, actively worked on mitigation, and restored all services by late morning.
Repeat Incident: This marks the second major outage in a month, raising concerns about reliability as demand for AI tools explodes.
Social Media Buzz: Users flooded X (formerly Twitter) with complaints, memes, and anxieties over disrupted routines and lost productivity.
Advice to Users: OpenAI recommended avoiding repeated logins (to prevent security locks) and saving essential work externally during outages.

While OpenAI has not yet revealed the technical cause behind the disruption, a detailed root cause analysis is expected to follow.

Source: The Indian Express

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