
SCMP checks confirm simplified and traditional Chinese now available on web interface in supported markets.
US AI firm Anthropic has introduced simplified and traditional Chinese options to its Claude chatbot in supported markets, while continuing to block mainland China users.
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US artificial intelligence company Anthropic introduced Chinese-language options to its Claude chatbot in supported markets.
US artificial intelligence company Anthropic has introduced Chinese-language options to its Claude chatbot in supported markets, even as it continues to block users from mainland China.
Checks by the South China Morning Post on Thursday confirmed that Claude’s web interface now lets users select simplified and traditional Chinese as their preferred on-screen language. China also briefly appeared as a billing country option before disappearing from the settings.
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