OpenAI incident

Computer use errors in the ChatGPT desktop app

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OpenAI experienced a major incident on August 6, 2026, lasting 59m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Aug 06, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 07, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC
Duration
59m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 06, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC

Update timeline

  1. identified Aug 06, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that some users may be experiencing issues with computer use in the latest ChatGPT desktop app update. We are working on implementing a mitigation.