YouTube全球大當機 官方稱首頁恢復運作 | 聯合新聞網
2026-02-18
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A malfunction in YouTube's AI-powered recommendation system caused a global outage, preventing videos from displaying across YouTube's platforms, including YouTube.com, YouTube Music, and YouTube Kids. The disruption affected hundreds of thousands of users worldwide, impairing access to information and services before being resolved within about an hour.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
YouTube's recommendation system is an AI system that influences what content users see. The malfunction caused a significant disruption in service for a large user base, directly impacting their ability to access content. This fits the definition of an AI Incident because the AI system's malfunction directly led to harm in the form of disruption to users and communities relying on the platform. The scale and impact of the outage, affecting multiple countries and hundreds of thousands of users, confirms the significance of the harm. Therefore, this event qualifies as an AI Incident.[AI generated]