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Users of Claude AI appeared to run into widespread disruptions on June 18, with reports emerging of problems affecting the chatbot, mobile app, website and login services.
According to outage-monitoring platform Downdetector, complaints began climbing sharply around midday, suggesting that the artificial intelligence service developed by Anthropic was experiencing technical issues.
Data published on the platform showed that the number of reports exceeded 2,200 at approximately 12:43 pm. The spike came after a relatively quiet 24-hour period, during which complaint levels had remained largely unchanged.
Many users flagged difficulties accessing different parts of the service, including the web platform and authentication systems.
The outage graph on Downdetector indicated a sudden surge in reports rather than a gradual increase, pointing to what appeared to be an abrupt disruption.
Anthropic had not immediately commented on the issue at the time of writing, and the exact cause of the apparent outage remained unclear.
Downdetector tracks service interruptions based on user-submitted reports, meaning the actual number of affected users could be higher than the figures displayed on the platform.
According to outage-monitoring platform Downdetector, complaints began climbing sharply around midday, suggesting that the artificial intelligence service developed by Anthropic was experiencing technical issues.
Data published on the platform showed that the number of reports exceeded 2,200 at approximately 12:43 pm. The spike came after a relatively quiet 24-hour period, during which complaint levels had remained largely unchanged.
Claude AI down: Users flag problems
Many users flagged difficulties accessing different parts of the service, including the web platform and authentication systems.
The outage graph on Downdetector indicated a sudden surge in reports rather than a gradual increase, pointing to what appeared to be an abrupt disruption.
Anthropic had not immediately commented on the issue at the time of writing, and the exact cause of the apparent outage remained unclear.
Downdetector tracks service interruptions based on user-submitted reports, meaning the actual number of affected users could be higher than the figures displayed on the platform.
