Anthropic, a prominent US artificial intelligence firm, has expanded the language capabilities of its Claude chatbot to include both simplified and traditional Chinese. The update allows users to select these languages within the platform's interface settings. This development was confirmed following reports from users on social media platform X, who shared screenshots of the new language options.

While the interface now supports Chinese, Anthropic continues to maintain its policy of blocking access to the service for users residing in mainland China. The company has not issued a formal statement explaining the update or the temporary appearance of China as a billing country option in the settings menu, which was noted by users before the option was removed. The move reflects a broader trend among AI developers to increase the accessibility of their models across different linguistic regions, even as geopolitical and regulatory restrictions on AI technology remain in place between the US and China.