Widespread AI outage Thursday morning: several major language models inaccessible

According to publicly available reports, several major language models, including OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude and xAI Grok, were inaccessible Thursday morning, with the outage reported by monitoring service Downdetector. The news is significant because it is rare for systems from otherwise independent developers and providers to experience downtime simultaneously. Downdetector shows reports of problems, and issues were also reported with Google Gemini, although Google has not issued an official outage notice. The timing of the outage was Thursday morning; the exact date and causes are not yet clear. A wide range of users and enterprise clients may be affected, potentially impacting customer experience and business processes. The incident highlights the growing role of large language models in everyday services and critical infrastructure. The multi-provider outage may further fuel discussion about the need for redundancy, scalability and service reliability. The professional and user communities are watching providers’ official statements and the pace of recovery. The newsroom will provide ongoing updates as new information becomes available.