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🟠 OpenAI's file download feature discovered that 'error' is just another way to say 'surprise'. Engineering team frantically Googling 'how to make bits stay in order' while users debate if corrupted files are AI's attempt at abstract art. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)

⏰ Mar 10, 2026 Fixed (for now) spotted via status_rss

// The official story

Increased errors with ChatGPT file downloads

// Status page says

Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

🔗 Official status page (for the PR-approved version)

https://status.openai.com//incidents/01KKD07DNHFKAWK5JCAMAASYGZ

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