Anthropic’s AI model Claude gets popularity boost after US military feud
Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concernsThe AI model Claude has surged in popularity after being blacklisted by the Pentagon last week over ethics concerns.Claude climbed to the No 1 spot on Apple’s chart of top free apps on...
<p>Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concerns</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai">AI</a> model Claude has surged in popularity after being <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/27/trump-anthropic-ai-federal-agencies">blacklisted</a> by the Pentagon last week over ethics concerns.</p><p>Claude climbed to the No 1 spot on Apple’s chart of top free apps on Saturday in the US – <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/28/anthropics-claude-apple-apps.html">dethroning</a> OpenAI’s ChatGPT, just one day after the Pentagon <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/28/openai-us-military-anthropic">tapped</a> OpenAI to supply AI to classified military networks. The bot’s app climbed the iPhone app charts in the UK but did not beat out ChatGPT. Claude also raced up the Android charts in the US and UK, though ChatGPT reigned supreme, according to data from <a href="https://app.sensortower.com/top-charts?category=all&country=US&date=2026-03-02&device=iphone&os=android">Sensor Tower</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/02/claude-anthropic-ai-pentagon">Continue reading...</a>
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