ChatGPT down amid surge in Studio Ghibli image requests on OpenAI platform

OpenAI's ChatGPT is experiencing a global outage, also disrupting users attempting to create Studio Ghibli-styled animated avatars, with widespread errors reported across its app and API services. The detailed Root Cause Analysis will be published in the next 5 business days: Open AI At 4.40 pm on Sunday, 30 March, Open AI officially acknowledged the issue and wrote, “We’re currently experiencing issues”, adding “We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. Studio Ghibli-styled Images on ChatGPT The introduction of Studio Ghibli-style image generation in ChatGPT has captivated users worldwide, allowing them to transform ordinary photos into enchanting visuals inspired by the iconic Japanese animation studio. It is to be noted that well-known Japanese Studio Ghibli, and its artist Hayao Miyazaki, creates hand-drawn films like “Spirited Away”, "My Neighbour Totoro", “Howl's Moving Castle”, “Kiki's Delivery Service”, “Princess Mononoke”.