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Title: Anthropic's Claude Passes ChatGPT, Now #1, on Apple's 'Top Apps' Chart
After Pentagon Controversy

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

"Anthropic may have lost out on doing business with the US government,"
reports Engadget, "but it's gained enough popularity to earn the number one
spot on the App Store's Top Free Apps leaderboard." Anthropic's Claude AI
assistant had already leaped to the #2 slot on Apple's chart by late Friday,"
CNBC reported Saturday: 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. Sunday Engadget reported Anthropic's "very public
spat" with the Pentagon "led to a wave of user support that finally allowed
Claude to dethrone OpenAI's ChatGPT on the App Store as the most downloaded
free app." . 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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