Ukrainian drones took two Yandex data centers offline and made it harder to keep its AI chatbot running
Ukrainian attacks took two of the five data centers operated by Yandex offline. According to the article, the damage makes it harder to keep the AI chatbot and other online services running. According to Reuters, drones hit centers in the Sasovo and Kaluga areas on 8 and 9 October.
According to the article, Ukrainian drone attacks took two of the five data centers operated by Russian technology company Yandex offline. The damage makes it harder to keep its AI chatbot and other online services running. According to Reuters, centers in the Sasovo and Kaluga areas were hit in attacks on 8 and 9 October.
The article describes the attacks as a response to Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian data centers, which have disrupted mobile and internet services for thousands of people since late September. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj described the strike on another data center as a symmetrical response. The available information does not confirm a complete shutdown of the AI chatbot operated by Yandex.
Why it matters
The strikes on the data centers have a documented impact on keeping the AI chatbot and other online services running. When assessing service availability, it is important to distinguish infrastructure taken offline from a complete chatbot outage, which the source does not confirm.
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What this means
For individuals
Uncertainty about the availability of the AI chatbot operated by Yandex is now relevant when planning work with it, because, according to the article, the operator is having trouble keeping the service running.
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Yandex faces difficulties keeping several online services running simultaneously after two of its five data centers were taken offline.
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