Ask HN: Why were OpenAI, Claude, and Grok simultaneously down?

	Ask HN: Why were OpenAI, Claude, and Grok simultaneously down?
	393 points by halcdev 52 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)