BEIJING – DeepSeek, the prominent Chinese AI pioneer, has successfully restored its chatbot services following a major overnight outage that lasted more than seven hours. The disruption forced the startup to deploy a series of emergency updates to stabilize its systems.
The issues began late Sunday evening, with users reporting widespread faults and connectivity problems. DeepSeek’s official status page first acknowledged a performance issue at 9:35 p.m., which it initially marked as resolved two hours later.
Ongoing Performance Struggles
However, the fix proved temporary. Further performance issues emerged early Monday morning, requiring additional technical intervention. The company worked through the night to address the second wave of glitches, finally announcing a full resolution at 10:33 a.m. local time.
DeepSeek has become a high-profile competitor in the global AI race, making this extended downtime particularly notable for its growing user base. While the company has not yet detailed the specific cause of the failure, the incident highlights the ongoing infrastructure challenges faced by leading AI developers during periods of high demand.
