Global ChatGPT Outage Forces Users to Draft Emails Manually
ChatGPT Outage Sparks Global Disruption for Businesses and Students
By Stacy Liberatore for DailyMail.com
Published: 15:56 BST, 10 June 2025 | Updated: 17:00 BST, 10 June 2025
ChatGPT, the widely used AI tool, experienced a global outage starting around 4:00 AM ET on June 10, causing chaos for businesses and students reliant on its services. The disruption left users unable to access features like email drafting, research assistance, and customer support, highlighting the AI’s growing role in daily workflows.
ChatGPT’s outage left businesses and students scrambling for alternatives.
Key Services Affected
OpenAI confirmed “elevated error rates” across ChatGPT, its API, and Sora—a new video-generation tool. The outage impacted 14 API components (including chat, audio, and image processing), 21 ChatGPT functions (like web, mobile apps, and DALL-E), and halted Sora’s video creation features. Users encountered error messages on desktop and endless loading screens on mobile apps.
Corporate and Academic Chaos
With workplaces heavily dependent on ChatGPT for tasks like drafting emails and generating reports, the outage forced employees to revert to manual methods. “ChatGPT is down… I actually have to type my own emails. Send prayers,” one user tweeted. Students, who increasingly use the AI for exams and assignments, were similarly stranded.
Downdetector reported a surge in outage reports starting at 4:00 AM ET.
OpenAI’s Response
Engineers identified the root cause and worked to restore services, advising users that “full recovery may take a few hours.” The incident underscores the vulnerabilities of relying on centralized AI systems.
Public Reaction
Social media erupted with frustration. One user lamented, “I’m in the middle of work charts—this is a nightmare,” while another joked about the “AI apocalypse.” The outage reignited debates about over-reliance on AI tools.
Looking Ahead
As OpenAI resolves the issue, the disruption serves as a wake-up call for organizations to balance AI integration with contingency planning. For now, users worldwide wait—and type their own emails.
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