When it was launched in 2022, ChatGPT was like an unwelcomed and unannounced guest that nobody really cared for except tech enthusiasts. Over the years, the AI platform has become a vital part of everyone’s lives. From work emails to personal messages, from relationship advice to family arguments, there’s not much people don’t ask ChatGPT about. While other AI platforms like Grok and Gemini have made their entrance into the world, they have not been able to capture the hearts of the people like their predecessors.Thus, when the AI platform that people use mostly the entire day went down, there was surely havoc but also a lot of free time. According to Downdetector, 88% of the reported issues were linked to ChatGPT’s web platform while 8% were related to the app and 3% were associated with the API.This meant that the creative minds of social media were put to good use to uproar with a meme fest. From sarcastic one-liners to sad GIFs and images, people left no way out to show their disappointment in the AI bot taking a break.

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“ChatGPT is down how will I answer if someone asks me my name,” wrote a person on X, adding a GIF of a man shouting and rubbing his face.“ChatGPT is down….. Which means I actually have to type out my own emails at work. Send prayers.” wrote another X user, mirroring the emotions of thousands of ChatGPT users out there who use the bot for work emails and conversation replies.

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“When the doctor asks what my birthdate is but chatgpt servers are down” added another.“Me without my friend chat gpt #ChatGPTdown” wrote another adding a GIF of Spongebob crying.

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One social media user interestingly apologised to the platform writing, “Sorry we overused and made you sick !!! 🥹🤕”Many posted photos of early humans trying to strike a fire with stones, citing it as the activity they were doing when ChatGPT was down.

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A trend to be seen was people claiming to be a particular surgeon and asking if ChatGPT was down as they were in the middle of a surgery and needed it. “is ChatGPT down for anyone else? i’m a cardiac surgeon in the middle of heart surgery” and “Is ChatGPT down for anyone else? i’m a neurosurgeon in the middle of brain surgery”