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Can anyone explain, why it isn't available in Europe (not just the mobile app, but Claude AI in general). Not complaining, just curious. https://www.anthropic

Can anyone explain, why it isn't available in Europe (not just the mobile app, but Claude AI in general). Not complaining, just curious. https://www.anthropic.com/supported-countries https://www.anthropic.com/supported-countries

Alifatisk 3y ago
I have a claude account, but I can't download the ios app because I am in EU, such a bummer.
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rvnx 3y ago
You can use Poe.com, so your data is sucked-in by Quora, and then by Claude. But at least it's allowed in Europe.
- weinzierl 3y ago
  I am more curious what their reasoning is than in their service. It's not that their were not enough equally good or better alternatives.
SushiHippie 3y ago
Very likely the GDPR
- weinzierl 3y ago
  GDPR applies to all companies. Not a good reason for Claude being absent specifically.
  - SushiHippie 3y ago
    Google Gemini and Meta AI are also not available in the EU. The only "proprietary" (as in you can't run them locally) models that are available in the EU are the models from OpenAI and Mistral. So only 2/5 major (did I miss anyone) 'AI companies' make their services available in the EU.
    - tomislavgrachak 3y ago
      Gemini is available in the EU, at least in Germany. I can use Lama via llama3.replicate.dev, and Claude via chat.lmsys,org
      - SushiHippie 3y ago
        Ah seems like Google finally allowed EU countries, the last time I looked (few weeks ago) they still didn't allow it. My point still stands for Meta and Claude, as I'm talking about the hosted products and APIs. e.g. https://meta.ai https://meta.ai and https://claude.ai https://claude.ai
exitb 3y ago
It’s available via API.
- weinzierl 3y ago
  ... for B2B customers.
rmkrmk 3y ago
Still annoying that the app is not available globally, just prevent the creation of accounts by checking the location? Moved abroad where Claude is available, but still have an EU App Store account because you can't easily switch countries with existing subscriptions, especially music.

Alifatisk 3y ago

I have a claude account, but I can't download the ios app because I am in EU, such a bummer.

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rvnx 3y ago

You can use Poe.com, so your data is sucked-in by Quora, and then by Claude. But at least it's allowed in Europe.

weinzierl 3y ago
I am more curious what their reasoning is than in their service. It's not that their were not enough equally good or better alternatives.

SushiHippie 3y ago

Very likely the GDPR

weinzierl 3y ago
GDPR applies to all companies. Not a good reason for Claude being absent specifically.
- SushiHippie 3y ago
  Google Gemini and Meta AI are also not available in the EU. The only "proprietary" (as in you can't run them locally) models that are available in the EU are the models from OpenAI and Mistral. So only 2/5 major (did I miss anyone) 'AI companies' make their services available in the EU.
  - tomislavgrachak 3y ago
    Gemini is available in the EU, at least in Germany. I can use Lama via llama3.replicate.dev, and Claude via chat.lmsys,org
    - SushiHippie 3y ago
      Ah seems like Google finally allowed EU countries, the last time I looked (few weeks ago) they still didn't allow it. My point still stands for Meta and Claude, as I'm talking about the hosted products and APIs. e.g. https://meta.ai https://meta.ai and https://claude.ai https://claude.ai

exitb 3y ago

It’s available via API.

weinzierl 3y ago
... for B2B customers.

rmkrmk 3y ago

Still annoying that the app is not available globally, just prevent the creation of accounts by checking the location? Moved abroad where Claude is available, but still have an EU App Store account because you can't easily switch countries with existing subscriptions, especially music.