Anthropic’s Claude AI outage disrupts thousands

On March 2, 2026, Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot experienced a global outage, disrupting web and coding access. API services stayed online, highlighting risks of relying on commercial AI infrastructure.

On March 2, 2026, Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude suffered a significant global outage, impacting thousands of users. The disruption primarily affected the Claude.ai web interface and the Claude Code programming assistant, with many users facing login issues and error messages across both web and app platforms. Despite these challenges, Anthropic confirmed that its API services remained operational, indicating the outage was confined to front-end authentication systems rather than the core AI infrastructure. The company began investigating the issue shortly before noon London time and promptly announced that a solution was being implemented. This incident comes as Anthropic faces increased scrutiny regarding its government contracts and the broader debate over AI’s role in wartime. The outage highlights the growing reliance on commercial AI systems and the potential risks associated with their supporting infrastructure.