ChatGPT outage leaves users joking they're '50 IQ points dumber' instantly
danshipper · x · 2026-09-03
During a brief ChatGPT outage, Dan Shipper joked that he was 'immediately 50 IQ points dumber' without it.
The quip captures how deeply AI tools have embedded themselves in knowledge work — for heavy users, a service outage now feels like losing an external brain.
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