OpenAI's ChatGPT, a widely-used AI chatbot, and its video generation tool Sora are currently experiencing issues, leaving users unable to access the services. According to reports on social media and Down Detector, the outage started around 1:30 PM ET, with users encountering internal server errors or unresponsive chatbots.

OpenAI has acknowledged the issue, posting an update on its status page at 2:00 PM ET. The update confirmed that ChatGPT, its API, and Sora are "currently experiencing high error rates" due to an issue with an upstream provider. The company is currently monitoring the situation, but no estimated time of restoration has been provided.

This is not the first time ChatGPT has experienced an outage. In recent months, the service has gone down several times, including an incident just days after OpenAI released Sora to ChatGPT subscribers earlier this month. In June, a widespread outage affecting AI tools also brought down ChatGPT. These recurring issues have raised concerns about the reliability and scalability of OpenAI's services.

The outage is likely to cause disruptions for users who rely on ChatGPT and Sora for various tasks, including content generation, language translation, and video creation. The incident also highlights the importance of robust infrastructure and contingency planning for AI service providers, as outages can have significant impacts on users and businesses alike.

As the AI landscape continues to evolve, incidents like this serve as a reminder of the need for greater transparency, accountability, and investment in infrastructure to ensure the reliability and availability of these critical services. OpenAI's response to this outage will be closely watched, and users will be eagerly awaiting a resolution to this issue.

In the meantime, users can continue to monitor OpenAI's status page for updates on the situation. As more information becomes available, we will provide further updates on this developing story.