OpenAI faces a significant service disruption, with thousands of users worldwide reporting outages, particularly affecting ChatGPT. According to DownDetector, over 12,580 users in the United States experienced issues, with 93% of reports related solely to ChatGPT. Users reported being logged out, receiving error messages such as 'Unusual activity has been detected from your device,' and being unable to access previous conversations. Despite these reports, OpenAI's status page did not initially indicate any problems. The outage highlights ongoing technical challenges for the AI platform, which is based in San Francisco. Meanwhile, in other news, OpenAI's broader business activities include exploring advertising, affiliate links, and bioengineering ventures, as discussed by Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine. The outage comes amid broader discussions about AI ownership and operational stability, with recent reports also indicating other incidents like service interruptions and security issues across various platforms.