A ChatGPT boycott helps send Anthropic’s Claude soaring
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OpenAI's partnership with the Pentagon for classified AI deployment sparked widespread social media boycotts, with users flooding to competitor Anthropic's Claude after the company refused a similar defense deal worth hundreds of millions, citing concerns about mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The boycott drove Claude to the top of Apple's App Store and crashed the service due to unprecedented demand, while Anthropic reported 60% growth in users.
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