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Assunto:  Anthropic draws line in the sand in standoff with US government
De:       Mike Powell
Data:     Mon, 2 Mar 2026 10:46:32 -0500
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Claude is topping the App Store charts thanks to 'cancel ChatGPT' trend - but
the US military is finding it hard to quit

By David Nield published 4 hours ago

It's complicated

    Claude has hit number one on the US Apple App Store chart
    It's linked to anger over ChatGPT's deal with the US military
    Claude continues to be used inside various US government agencies

It seems that AI chatbot Claude is gaining a substantial number of new users in
the wake of developer Anthropic's decision to step away from a deal with the US
military: the app has now hit number one in Apple's App Store chart in the US.

As reported by TechCrunch and others, Claude's popularity boost is linked to
Anthropic's announcement late last week that it had failed to reach an
agreement to supply AI services to the US Department of War (DoW) - citing a
lack of safeguards relating to mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons
as the main stumbling block.

ChatGPT developer OpenAI apparently had fewer qualms about the DoW deal, and
jumped in to replace Anthropic. According to OpenAI, it was given assurances by
US authorities that "safety principles" around mass surveillance and autonomous
weapons would be adhered to going forward.

However, ChatGPT's users aren't convinced. The ChatGPT Reddit is packed with
reports of users quitting the AI app over the "dark direction" that OpenAI is
heading in - and it appears that Claude is the alternative that many are
switching too.

Still in use

Although Anthropic has refused to ink a new deal with the DoW, Claude is used
extensively across US government departments - something President Donald
Trump wants to see changed in the light of the recent disagreements over safety
and security.

In a social media post (via The Guardian), Trump called Anthropic "a Radical
Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all
about". He went on to request that all government agencies stop using Claude
with immediate effect - although such a swift turnaround doesn't appear to be
feasible.

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the US military operation we've seen in
Iran over the last few days has been assisted by Anthropic's AI. Claude is
apparently still being used extensively by the White House and its security
services, including US Central Command in the Middle East.

A full switch to ChatGPT is going to take months, according to the WSJ. In the
meantime, plenty of ordinary consumers who aren't working for the US government
are moving in the opposite direction when it comes to AI tools.


https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/claude/claude-is-topping-the-
app-store-charts-thanks-to-cancel-chatgpt-trend-but-the-us-military-is-finding-
it-hard-to-quit

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