- Anthropic's AI chatbot, Claude, is implementing new rate limits for its users due to a surge in demand.
- The increased popularity follows a high-profile dispute where Anthropic refused to allow the US Department of War to use its AI for domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons, leading to public backing.
- This refusal resulted in Anthropic being blacklisted by federal agencies, but also saw Claude overtake ChatGPT in app charts earlier this month.
- The restrictions are designed to prevent the chatbot from crashing or slowing down during peak hours, following a series of outages this month.
- Anthropic estimates that these new limits will only affect approximately 7 per cent of its current user base, primarily heavy users.
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