Amazon's cloud unit hit by at least two outages involving AI tools, FT says - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxNcmJ2X1FqR1RwNEotNERSVU1Fd3F4WExhMDJxQ2k4eFJ2RnowbzNRWWY3MjNHdTQtZlJfT0F0OVNEYUxPM2U2QkhQa2IwTG0wVnh5dTRDRnNINkE0RHNHN0hhU0lmWEw0eW15cnh0MUU5TUJEeFhaZVBqREdQeTQxdjBkSkNvdFBkQ0Q5RnhKY3gwUWpnS2dTX3RxcDBaVGJGZWxUamVFQ0o1MHJtcGxEdXYwNVhHaEEta3NnUVRiUWRIdWpzSzhOeFpLWQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Amazon's cloud unit hit by at least two outages involving AI tools, FT says</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced at least two outages due to errors involving its own AI coding tools. In mid-December, AWS faced a 13-hour interruption when engineers allowed its Kiro AI coding tool to make certain changes, leading to a disruption in a system used by customers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has faced two outages recently linked to its AI coding assistants, raising concerns about their reliability. AWS responded to reports claiming that the outages were caused by the use of internal AI tools, providing their perspective on the incidents.

Amazon's cloud unit suffered at least two outages in December due to errors involving its own AI tools, according to the Financial Times. In mid-December, AWS experienced a 13-hour interruption when engineers allowed its Kiro AI coding tool to make certain changes, leading to a disruption in a system used by customers.

At least two recent AWS outages were caused by incidents involving Amazon's own AI coding tools. A report by the Financial Times notes a 13-hour interruption in mid-December 2025 was the result of Amazon's Kiro AI coding agent, which had reportedly decided to delete and recreate the environment.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a significant outage in December 2025 after its internal AI coding assistant, Kiro, introduced a bug that disrupted a key customer-facing system. The incident has raised questions about the reliability of AI tools in critical infrastructure.