OpenAI experienced a significant outage on September 3 affecting ChatGPT and Codex, with at least 15 components impacted including conversations, logins, search, and image generation. The main incident began around 2:56 PM UTC, locking users out of core features that millions rely on daily. The timing coincided with OpenAI teasing its upcoming GPT-6 Astra model launch. Since early 2025, the company has logged hundreds of incidents, raising questions about infrastructure reliability. OpenAI confirmed that all systems have been restored to full operational status following the incident.
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