U.S. DoD Deal Triggers ChatGPT Backlash as Claude Surges to No. 1

OpenAI and Anthropic have been trending all over the internet. While OpenAI is all over the news due to its recent deal with the U.S. Department of Defense, Anthropic is also trending because the Pentagon has blacklisted it. The reason? The Pentagon wanted unrestricted access to Anthropic’s tech, which it may have used for mass surveillance and autonomous weaponry. But, the company refused to give such access to the government. That said, a Wall Street Journal report suggests that even after blacklisting Anthropic, the DoD used the company’s tech to launch an attack on Iran. ChatGPT downloads plunge amid rising […]