Can You Use OpenAI Without Phone Number?

As many peoples looking out if it is possible to use OpenAI without phone number or not.

Apart from that, why does OpenAI need you phone number?

OpenAI is a research institute and technology company that is focused on developing and promoting friendly artificial intelligence (AI).

Recently OpenAI team released ChatGPT which went viral and added more than 1 million users within 1 week of its launch.

ChatGPT is a dialogue-based AI chatbot  that can understand real human language and generate remarkably detailed human-like written content.

Can You Use OpenAI Without Phone Number?

No, You can’t use OpenAI without phone number because to use OpenAI platform or you have first need to sign up for OpenAI account.

When you will create account with OpenAI, An email address and phone number is mandatory.

You can’t use any service of OpenAI without phone number including ChatGPT because you will not able to create account account without phone number.

OpenAI ask for your phone number to verify your account and ensure that their platform remain safe.

They will not use your phone number for any other purposes because they take privacy and user information security seriously.

Note: Currently OpenAI does not allow land lines or VoIP (including Google Voice) numbers for creating the account.

Also, there are some website who claims that using their phone number you can create account with OpenAI.

So, I don’t recommend any such account and make sure first you don’t pay them.

If you are still want to try all those online numbers then do try on your risk.

How To Bypass OpenAI Phone Verification?

You can bypass openAI phone verification during creation of OpenAI account.

As phone number is mandatory for creating the OpenAI account and there is no way you can bypass it.

Why Does OpenAI Need Your Phone Number?

OpenAI need your phone number for verification of your account and for maintaining the safe environment on their Platform.

As phone number required to stop the spam on the platform.

Because every users having usually almost 2 phone number.

If they will not don’t ask phone for creating the OpenAI account the peoples will create as many account to use free services or free trail.

So, for stopping such spam you phone number is needed to various platforms.

As OpenAI mentioned on their website that they will not use your phone number for any other purpose except for your account verification.

Steps To create an Account on OpenAI:

  • Go to chat.openai.com
  • Tap on Sign up button
  • After that you will be redirected to new tab where you will have to enter email address and mobile number.
  • Follow on-screen instruction
  • Finally, After Entering Mobile OTP, your account will be created with OpenAI