OpenAI's popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, along with its Codex service, has faced a significant outage starting Monday morning, affecting millions of users globally. Reports surged on monitoring platforms like Downdetector, with over 8,000 complaints in the United Kingdom and more than 2,000 in the United States. Users are encountering various issues, including blank screens and error messages indicating that the service is at capacity. The outage is particularly impactful for students, workers, and developers who rely on these tools daily. OpenAI has acknowledged the situation, describing it as degraded performance, and is currently investigating the cause. They have promised to provide updates as engineers work to restore normal operations. Historically, similar outages have been resolved within a few hours, but no specific timeline has been given this time.