## ChatGPT Experiences Outage, Primarily Affecting Users in France
Users are reporting issues accessing ChatGPT, wiht disruptions beginning to surface Tuesday, September 24, 2024. While OpenAI’s official status page currently shows no reported incidents, user reports are steadily increasing, especially from France, according to *Numerama*.
The outage impacts a widely-used artificial intelligence chatbot, affecting individuals and businesses relying on the platform for tasks ranging from content creation to customer service. Though the number of reported issues remains relatively low compared to ChatGPT’s overall popularity, the rapid increase in reports suggests a perhaps widespread problem. Initial investigations indicate the issue likely originates with OpenAI’s servers, as the ChatGPT domain and IP address remain accessible, ruling out problems with DNS servers or intermediary services like Cloudflare.
downdetector is tracking the reports, showing a growing number of users experiencing difficulties. The official OpenAI bug tracking page does not currently indicate any ongoing problems.
