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OpenAI investigating ‘elevated latency’ issue affecting ChatGPT [U]
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Does ChatGPT seem slower than usual for you today? You’re not alone.
OpenAI says it’s currently investigating an issue around “elevated latency” that’s current impacting ChatGPT and its API.
A separate issue is being monitored for FedRAMP users, though a fix has been applied.
Here’s the system status as of 8:15 am PT.
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We’ll update our coverage when the fix appears. You can also monitor the situation from here.
Update: As of 9:15 am PT, ChatGPT’s issue is reportedly resolved, but the API slowdown is still occurring. OpenAI also removed the FedRAMP issue from the status page.
Update #2: As of 10:31 am PT, the issue appears to be resolved.
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