ChatGPT Codex Service Experiences Outage

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OpenAI's ChatGPT Codex platform went down, leaving users unable to access the service. The outage was noted by multiple users and quickly gained attention on Hacker News, accumulating 16 points and several comments. The disruption affected the Codex feature accessible via the ChatGPT web interface. No official statement or estimated restoration time was immediately available at the time of reporting.

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