AWS Outage Linked to AI Tools, Amazon Cites User Error
AWS experienced two recent outages reportedly linked to its AI coding tools, prompting an internal review. Amazon concluded these were user errors, not system failures.
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Amazon’s cloud ‘hit by two outages caused by AI tools last year’
Reported issues at Amazon Web Services raise questions about firm’s use of artificial intelligence as it cuts staff Business live – latest updates Amazon’s huge cloud computing arm reportedly experienced at least two outages caused by its own artificial intelligence tools, raising questions about the company’s embrace of AI as it lays off human employees. A 13-hour interruption to Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) operations in December was caused by an AI agent autonomously choosing to “delete and then recreate” a part of its environment, the Financial Times reported. Continue reading...
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AWS experienced two recent outages reportedly linked to its AI coding tools, prompting an internal review. Amazon concluded these were user errors, not AI failures, stating the same issues could arise with any developer tool. Safeguards like mandatory peer reviews have since been implemented.
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