QuitGPT claims 1.5M users quit after OpenAI Pentagon deal
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- QuitGPT says more than 1.5 million people have taken action (cancelling subscriptions, sharing messages, or signing up at quitgpt.org).
- OpenAI announced it will deploy its models within classified U.S. military networks after Anthropic declined the Pentagon’s request.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly refused to give the Pentagon unrestricted AI access, citing risks to democratic values and safety.
- Anthropic was warned it could lose a $200 million DoD contract awarded in July if it does not loosen ethical guardrails.
- Trump ordered federal agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic’s technology.
- QuitGPT recommends alternatives (Confer, Alpine, Lumo, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude) and plans a protest at OpenAI’s San Francisco HQ on 3 March.
Why it matters: OpenAI risks losing a sizable user base and revenue as the QuitGPT campaign mobilises over 1.5 million people to abandon its services, while Anthropic’s refusal jeopardises a $200 million defense contract, and alternative AI providers stand to gain users seeking privacy‑focused options.
