OpenAI Outage Triggers Chaos Amid Studio Ghibli Image Frenzy! Sparks Meme Fest On Social Media News24 –

OpenAI’s ChatGPT faced a major outage in India and globally, leaving thousands of users frustrated and unable to access the AI. The disruption originated from unexpected demand spikes which might have occurred because users were increasing their usage of AI image and text generation. People on social media platforms posted outrage in the form of complaints and funny images after service interruptions. According to Downdetector, the outage began around 6:30 PM, with approximately 18,000 users reporting issues. 95% of complaints were related to ChatGPT, while DALL·E and Sora accounted for 3% and 2%, respectively.

Many social media users shared memes and posted about it on their social media account. A social media user posted a meme regarding this and wrote, “everyone running to twitter to check if chatgpt is down for anyone else”. The meme shows people running to check twitter whether ChatGPT is down or not.

everyone running to twitter to check if chatgpt is down for anyone else #chatgpt #chatgptdown #openai pic.twitter.com/tlPxGR1d3P

— ۟ (@chuubeenlying) April 2, 2025

Another user wrote on his X handle, “My ChatGPT is down…. How am I suppose to send an email to my boss that is professional and sounds intelligent?”

My ChatGPT is down…. How am I suppose to send an email to my boss that is professional and sounds intelligent?

Diva down, chile.

— malik (@_malikhughes) April 2, 2025

A social media user shared a meme which shows two people doing some work. The user wrote, “My productivity when chatGPT is down for 5 minutes.”

My productivity when chatGPT is down for 5 minutes pic.twitter.com/a9onQXdw72

— AJ Ghergich (@SEO) April 2, 2025

Another user questioned whether Grok is down or not. He wrote, “I heard Chatgpt down. What about Grok?”

close above 84 and a chatgpt tariff plans in detail all thats needed

— Lob Wedge Cap (@vader7x) April 2, 2025