Anthropic's Claude AI goes down, users hit globally

Users have taken to outage tracking platforms to report a range of issues. These include conversations not loading, delayed responses, or complete inaccessibility of the service. The problem doesn't seem to be limited to a single device or platform, hinting at a larger backend issue with Claude AI.

Spike in outage reports around midday

Data from Downdetector reveals a sharp increase in outage reports around midday. The complaints peaked at nearly 394 reports around 12:19pm indicating a sudden spike in issues rather than a gradual increase. The outage pattern also shows smaller spikes before the major surge, suggesting users may have experienced intermittent disruptions before the service went down more widely.