New Delhi, June 2 -- Artificial intelligence chatbot Claude, a rival to ChatGPT, experienced service disruptions on Tuesday, with hundreds of users reporting issues accessing the platform. Outage-tracking website Downdetector recorded a sharp spike in complaints, suggesting that the problem affected users across multiple regions.

The disruption impacted Claude's web platform, mobile application, API services, and developer tools, leaving many users unable to generate responses, access conversations, or complete tasks.

According to Downdetector, outage reports surged from a single complaint to more than 230 by 12:41 PM. The sudden increase indicated that the issue was widespread rather than limited to isolated users.

Data from Downdetec...