Ask HN: Why were OpenAI, Claude, and Grok simultaneously down?
393 points by halcdev 7 days ago | 682 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • Shared infrastructure like Cloudflare or major cloud providers caused a cascading outage across services
  • Users treating AI models as interchangeable caused traffic migration and cascading overloads
  • The outage was caused by SpaceX/xAI Memphis datacenter issues affecting compute partners
  • It's just statistical coincidence since these services are frequently down individually
  • Humorous or speculative takes (NSA, AI takeoff, judgement day, vibecoded instability)