You can use Claude through ddg if you were unaware. Not as private as self hosting, but better than giving up your phone number. duck.ai
Comment on AI Company Asks Job Applicants Not to Use AI in Job Applications
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Eww I just downloaded Claude for iOS and to sign up you need a phone number? No thanks.
skooma_king@lemm.ee 1 day ago
kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 1 day ago
Is that new? I signed up a while ago and it only ever took my email
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Yeah it must be a new addition. Big sad.
kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 1 day ago
if i go to claude.ai their website still just asks for email on the homepage,
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Hey thanks for this. I wonder if I can sign up on the website and then login to the app. I will try that at some point today.
Much appreciated you updating me on this.
Grimy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Huge pet peeve of mine as well. No one needs my phone number.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Yeah it’s just a non-starter for me. I already have to silence several calls a day as telecoms providers, UK at least, allow people to spoof their numbers. Like I want to give it to another company that’ll either sell it get breached and ends up out there anyway.
I don’t see this going away so might need to buy a burner phone just for receiving codes in the near future but it won’t be linked to me and it will not receive calls.