ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal
Many consumers ditched ChatGPT’s app after news of its DoD deal went live, while Claude’s downloads grew.
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No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government
As OpenAI transitions from a wildly successful consumer startup into a piece of national security infrastructure, the company seems unequipped to manage its new responsibilities.
Anthropic upgrades Claude’s memory to attract AI switchers
Anthropic is making it easier to switch to its Claude AI from other chatbots with an update that brings Claude’s memory feature to users on the free plan, along with a new prompt and dedicated tool for importing data from other chatbots. These upgrades could allow users who have been using rivals like OpenAI’s ChatGPT […]
Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude. Here’s how to make the switch
Following controversies surrounding ChatGPT, many users are ditching the AI chatbot for Claude instead. Here’s how to make the switch.
Tech workers urge DOD, Congress to withdraw Anthropic label as a supply chain risk
Tech workers have signed an open letter urging the Department of War to withdraw its designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk” and instead to settle the matter quietly.
How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance
On Friday evening, amidst fallout from a standoff between the Department of Defense and Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that his own company had successfully negotiated new terms with the Pentagon. The US government had just moved to blacklist Anthropic for standing firm on two red lines for military use: no mass surveillance of […]
The trap Anthropic built for itself
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and others have long promised to govern themselves responsibly. Now, in the absence of rules, there’s not a lot to protect them.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman announces Pentagon deal with ‘technical safeguards’
OpenAI’s CEO claims its new defense contract includes protections addressing the same issues that became a flashpoint for Anthropic.
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk
Nearly two hours after President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was banning Anthropic products from the federal government, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took it one step further and announced that he was now designating the AI company as a “supply-chain risk”. The decision could immediately impact numerous major tech companies that […]