Claude is Offline: Anthropic's AI Chatbot Hits a Global Wall
Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude experienced a global outage midday, affecting 62% of users and disrupting both its website and API, which powers third-party integrations. The company acknowledged 'elevated errors' across all models—Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Opus, and Haiku—and is actively working on fixes but has not provided a restoration timeline.
Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude faced a sudden global outage around midday, leaving users worldwide unable to access the platform. Downdetector reported a sharp spike in complaints, with 62% of users locked out of the main website, while others encountered issues with the desktop and mobile apps. The disruption extended to Claude’s API, causing errors for external tools and services that rely on its models. The outage impacted all of Anthropic’s flagship models: Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus, and the faster Claude 3 Haiku. Users on social media reported failed conversations, blank responses, or severe lag, disrupting workflows for professionals, students, and developers. Anthropic confirmed the issue on its status page, stating 'elevated errors across multiple models,' and noted the problem had been identified. The company’s engineering team is actively working on fixes, but no exact timeline for full service restoration has been provided. Until then, users are left waiting as the outage disrupts daily reliance on Claude for tasks like coding, writing, and development. The incident highlights the growing dependence on AI tools and the risks of widespread system failures.
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