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Amazon launches 90-day 'code safety reset' after AI coding outages

Amazon launches 90-day 'code safety reset' after AI coding outages

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CNBC TV18•12-03-2026, 18:19

Amazon launches 90-day 'code safety reset' after AI coding outages

•Amazon initiates a 90-day "code safety reset" across its engineering organization due to a string of software failures.
•The move follows service incidents, including outages linked to its internal AI coding assistant Q, causing lost or delayed customer orders.
•Stricter rules for code modification, additional reviews, approvals, and documentation will be implemented.
•One disruption reportedly led to over 100,000 lost orders, and another affected millions of purchases.
•The reset comes as Amazon accelerates generative AI use, with some employees reporting flawed software from AI-assisted coding tools.

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