GitHub is experiencing another significant outage, with users reporting problems loading files, creating repositories, and running Actions workflows. The platform's status page initially showed all systems operational despite widespread reports of 500 errors and intermittent failures. This follows a pattern of reliability issues that have plagued GitHub for years, with users describing recurring 'seasons' of downtime.

Some users are connecting the reliability problems to GitHub's push toward AI coding tools, noting that CEO Nat Friedman has urged developers to 'embrace AI or get out.' There's speculation that the recent reorganization under Microsoft's CoreAI division and pressure to accelerate Azure migrations may be contributing factors. The theory suggests that developers pressured to use AI coding tools might be making infrastructure changes without proper oversight.

For business customers paying for GitHub services, the availability issues are particularly concerning. The lack of published uptime statistics makes it difficult to assess the true impact, though users note that unless churn affects GitHub's bottom line, the company has little incentive to improve reliability. Some users are already considering alternatives like GitLab as GitHub's uptime numbers continue to decline.