DeepSeek servers go down globally! Mysterious Harness account appears simultaneously

What happened: DeepSeek reported a partial outage of its web and API services, with the cause identified and a fix underway. A Bilibili account named DeepSeekHarness appeared at the same time. Key numbers: Outage began 8:11 am Beijing time on October 15 and lasted about 1 hour. StatusGator logged 86 reports in 24 hours. Why it matters: Users speculated the outage could precede a new model release, though no official evidence supports that. The Harness account suggests DeepSeek may promote its open source Agent platform to domestic users.

DeepSeek reported a partial outage of its web and API services, with the cause identified and a fix underway. A Bilibili account named DeepSeekHarness appeared at the same time.

Users speculated the outage could precede a new model release, though no official evidence supports that. The Harness account suggests DeepSeek may promote its open source Agent platform to domestic users.