ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, faced a major outage Thursday morning, with over 10,000 users reporting issues accessing the tool. OpenAI confirmed elevated error rates impacting both ChatGPT and its API. Following investigation, the company restored service, noting the outage lasted less than an hour. Users reported receiving 'bad gateway' messages during the downtime. ChatGPT continues to be a significant player in AI, with millions utilizing the service weekly, amidst ongoing discussions regarding its potential impact and challenges in accuracy.