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Apr 16, 2026 · Industry Insights

Why Claude Crashed Seven Times and Anthropic Is Racing to Build Its Own AI Chip

Anthropic suffered seven major Claude outages in half a month, exposing a severe compute shortage that forced the company to announce an early‑stage, $5 billion AI‑chip project, revamp its pricing and subscription model, and confront regulatory KYC hurdles while the broader AI industry pivots away from Nvidia toward custom silicon.