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Title: Anthropic's Claude Leaps to #2 on Apple's 'Top Apps' Chart After
Pentagon Controversy

Link: https://slashdot.org/story/26/02/28/2046221/a...

Anthropic's Claude AI assistant "jumped to the No. 2 slot on Apple's chart of
top U.S. free apps late on Friday," reports CNBC: The rise in popularity
suggests that Anthropic is benefiting from its presence in news headlines,
stemming from its refusal to have its models used for mass domestic
surveillance or for fully autonomous weapons... OpenAI's ChatGPT sat at No. 1
on the App Store rankings on Saturday, while Google's Gemini was at No. 3...
On Jan. 30, [Claude] was ranked No. 131 in the U.S., and it bounced between
the top 20 and the top 50 for much of February, according to data from
analytics company Sensor Tower... [And Friday night, for 85.3 million
followers] pop singer Katy Perry posted a screenshot of Anthropic's Pro
subscription for consumers, with a heart superimposed over it. Friday
Anthropic posted "We are deeply grateful to our users, and to the industry
peers, policymakers, veterans, and members of the public who have voiced
their support in recent days. Thank you. "

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