Why 2025 was the year the internet kept breaking: Studies show incidents are increasing

Since 2022, there has been a significant increase in network outages, with 2025 seeing a notable rise, as reported by www.IsDown.app and corroborated by surveys of CIOs and network engineers. This trend is exacerbated by the growing reliance on AI-generated code, which introduces more bugs and vulnerabilities, as highlighted by studies comparing AI-generated and human-written code. Companies, including Google and Microsoft, have embraced AI for code generation, but this has led to increased incidents due to insufficient QA processes and a lack of understanding of AI's limitations. As highlighted in various studies and reports, the structural issue lies not only in the reliance on AI but also in inadequate review and testing processes, which are overwhelmed by the volume of AI-generated code. To mitigate these risks, the industry is encouraged to adopt more holistic metrics for AI usage, strengthen QA and review workflows, enhance developer training on AI tools, and expand testing methodologies to include chaos and resilience testing. The goal is to balance AI adoption with robust review and testing mechanisms to prevent outages and improve software reliability, emphasizing the need for accountability and thoughtful integration of AI into development processes.