Claude Surges as Pentagon Clash Fuels AI Debates

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Anthropic’s Claude vaulted to No. 1 on US iPhone app charts and climbed Android rankings in the US and UK after a Pentagon ethics clash that led to a blacklist, while OpenAI’s ChatGPT remained dominant in many markets. The surge came amid outages from unprecedented demand and ongoing political scrutiny, including Trump’s criticisms and a federal deal with OpenAI after Anthropic talks faltered. Claude is also promoting its memory feature to ease switching from ChatGPT.
- Anthropic’s AI model Claude gets popularity boost after US military feud The Guardian
- Anthropic Tries to Win Users From ChatGPT With Memory Feature Bloomberg
- Anthropic got blacklisted by the Pentagon. Then Claude hit No. 1 in the app store. Axios
- Anthropic's Claude sees 'elevated errors' as it tops Apple's free apps after Pentagon clash CNBC
- Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here’s how to make the switch TechCrunch
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