Large Numbers of OpenAI Users Defect to Anthropic, Which Tops U.S. App Download Chart

BlockBeats News, March 3rd. After the U.S. President Trump administration deactivated Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology products, OpenAI quickly reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy OpenAI's model on the Department of Defense's classified network. The event triggered a backlash from OpenAI users, leading to a boycott movement. Within a short period, 700,000 people unsubscribed, even uninstalled ChatGPT, and switched to Anthropic's Claude.

Anthropic's Claude, which received massive user support, quickly climbed to the top of the U.S. region's free app store download list, with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini ranking second and third, respectively. Claude had previously experienced an increase in failure rates, possibly related to a significant surge in traffic. (Jin Shi)