India, March 30 -- OpenAI's ChatGPT experienced a widespread outage, causing disruptions for users across the globe. The unexpected downtime came at a time when many were using the AI chatbot to generate Studio Ghibli-style animated avatars, a trend that has taken the internet by storm.

Reports of the outage quickly surfaced on DownDetector, a website that tracks real-time service disruptions. According to the platform, 229 complaints were registered, with 59% of them specifically citing issues with ChatGPT. The outage left users unable to access the chatbot's services, leading to frustration among those who rely on it for work, creativity, and entertainment.

As soon as the platform went down, social media platforms flooded with reactio...