| ▲ | aniviacat 9 hours ago |
| I was just about to change from OpenAI to Anthropic, however when signing up I get this message: > Unfortunately, Claude is not available to new users right now. We're working hard to expand our availability soon. That's unfortunate timing. |
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| ▲ | giancarlostoro 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| I wonder why that is... |
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| ▲ | jdiaz97 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| You can always use z.ai or minimax |
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| ▲ | javier2 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| it was like that when I signed up in july last year too. Just waited a couple of days and I was able to signup. |
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| ▲ | sdevonoes 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| They ask a phone number to sign up. WTF? I signed up with openai a while ago and I didn’t need to provide any phone number…. I wanna delete my open ai account, but then I cannot use claude without a phone? |
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| ▲ | brookst 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | It’s a way to mitigate bot accounts. Arguably not the best way, arguably not the right cost/benefit, but all of these services see massive bot traffic and are in a constant battle. | | | |
| ▲ | kristjansson 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | When did you sign up for OpenAI? They been requiring a phone sign the very first betas | |
| ▲ | badlibrarian 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | If you sign up with a Google account you don't need to give them a phone number. I realize the irony here. | |
| ▲ | dynm 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Not sure why you're being downvoted. It's unusual and harmful to privacy to require a phone number. | | |
| ▲ | derwiki 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I’m not disagreeing with you but I highly suggest getting something like a burner number. Google Voice and Twilio usually work for me, but sometimes they are flagged VOIP and blocked. | | |
| ▲ | dynm 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | As you say, it's sort of a cat-and-mouse game, and I'd rather not play it. Fortunately, there are plenty of competitors that don't require a phone number. | |
| ▲ | daveguy 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Most places that ask for a phone number refuse to accept Google Voice or Twilio phone numbers. It's specifically to guarantee you have a cell-phone assigned number. Can anyone confirm whether Anthropic allows Google Voice or Twilio numbers? |
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| ▲ | BloondAndDoom 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Unfortunately it became so common we don’t even care anymore, one of those things that normalized |
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| ▲ | brightball 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Wow, seriously? I signed my team up for it Thursday. |
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| ▲ | krater23 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| WTF?! Really? Then the bubble is bursting already. |
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