ChatGPT Experiences Widespread Outage Amid Rapid Growth

ChatGPT, the wildly popular AI chatbot, faced a significant outage on Tuesday, leaving users frustrated and unable to access its conversational capabilities. Over 1,500 reports flooded Downdetector, as the platform displayed error messages and failed to respond to queries. The disruption comes on the heels of OpenAI's announcement of reaching $10 billion in annual recurring revenue, a staggering leap from last year's $5.5 billion. Despite the impressive growth, the company reported a substantial loss of approximately $5 billion in the previous year. The outage coincides with the recent release of Advanced Voice, an update for paid users promising enhanced intonation and more natural interactions.