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 staffBusiness live – latest updatesAmazon’s huge cloud computing arm reportedly experienced at least two outages caused by its own artificial intelligence tools, raising questions...
<p>Reported issues at Amazon Web Services raise questions about firm’s use of artificial intelligence as it cuts staff</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/feb/20/retail-sales-and-public-finances-data-to-show-state-of-british-economy-business-live">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>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 <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ceo-says-generative-ai-expect-job-cuts-2025-6">embrace of AI</a> as it lays off human employees.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/20/amazon-cloud-outages-ai-tools-amazon-web-services-aws">Continue reading...</a>
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