Is Claude down? Fears after error message and outage

Technology
2 Mar 2026 • 9:46 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Anthropic’s AI chatbot, Claude, has experienced a service outage.
  • The disruption began around noon in the UK, affecting users worldwide who were told: “Claude will return soon.”
  • Anthropic confirmed they are actively working to resolve the issue and restore the chatbot's functionality.
  • Despite the chatbot's outage, the Claude API, which allows other websites to integrate with the service, remains operational.
  • The outage coincides with Anthropic's ongoing dispute with the US Department of Defence over military access to Claude.

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