ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295% amid backlash
ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295% amid backlash
Publish Date: 2026-03-03 12:27:00
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Generative AI shows a lot of promise, especially in the education and medicine sectors. But on the flip side, it also poses a great threat to humanity. Even Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei admitted that the AI research lab doesn’t understand exactly how its own models work.
Last week, Anthropic, which touts itself as the most safety-conscious of the top research labs, refused a Pentagon contract that would have allowed Claude to be used for mass surveillance of American citizens and autonomous weapons systems. However, OpenAI signed the agreement with the Pentagon to provide its artificial intelligence technologies for classified systems.
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News of OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon spread like wildfire across social media, igniting a wave of backlash and outrage. In the fast-moving digital era, the company quickly became a target of cancel culture, with hashtags like “Cancel ChatGPT” and “QuitGPT” going viral within hours of the announcement.
While Anthropic’s Claude AI soared to the top spot as the No. 1 free app in the U.S. App Store, ChatGPT saw uninstall rates spike by nearly 300%.
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