ChatGPT, a popular AI language model developed by OpenAI, experienced a global outage on August 15, 2024. Users reported being unable to access the service, with some speculating that the downtime might be linked to the anticipated release of GPT-5. However, the outage was attributed to elevated error rates. While the web version was affected, the macOS app reportedly continued to function. The incident highlighted the reliance of users on ChatGPT for various tasks.