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ChatGPT is down worldwide, conversations disappeared for users
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this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2025
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Tinfoil hat moment: Altman panicked with all the money hemorrhaging and is trying new inventive ways to get money from the paid subscribers whilst drastically reducing operation costs. He pulled the plug for a bit.
If we want a conspiracy theory, let us go for real:
he wants users to taste the feeling of not having access, then offering premium to 'stop living in fear of losing gpt'.
Oh and free tier will be gone soon^tm
This is just how businesses work. Thats absolutely the plan.
Conspiracies are outlandish. What you described is fact.
I'm not sure you turn off voluntarily services as part of the plan.