OpenAI says ChatGPT outage causes image generation errors
Summary
OpenAI is investigating an outage affecting ChatGPT's image generation and file upload features, with users reporting errors, hangs, and freezes when trying to use these functions. The company confirmed the issues began after a recent update and stated that they are applying mitigations (steps taken to reduce the problem's impact), though some image requests may still fail while they continue investigating.
Solution / Mitigation
OpenAI stated: 'We're applying mitigations and assessing their effect.' However, no specific technical fix, patch version, or detailed mitigation steps are explicitly described in the source text.
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Original source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/openai-says-chatgpt-outage-causes-image-generation-errors/
First tracked: September 8, 2026 at 02:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%