Microsoft outage impacts Bing search, AI assistants Copilot and ChatGPT
Published: 23 May 2024 at 12:14
Technology
An apparent Microsoft outage has affected Bing search engine, as well as Microsoft's artificial intelligence assistants Copilot and ChatGPT. OpenAI, which uses Microsoft's infrastructure, also reported issues with ChatGPT. DuckDuckGo, utilizing Bing API, was also affected. While Microsoft and OpenAI are working to resolve the problems, the exact cause remains unclear. Some users experienced disturbances in accessing these services, highlighting the widespread impact of outages from major providers like Microsoft.
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