Anthropic's refusal to allow its Claude AI to be used for U.S. government mass surveillance or autonomous weapons, which marked it as a supply-chain risk, appears to have boosted its consumer appeal. Data shows Claude's mobile app is now surpassing ChatGPT in new U.S. downloads and has seen a dramatic increase in daily active users, growing 183% since the start of the year.
Claude's web traffic is also rising significantly, potentially at the expense of ChatGPT, which saw a drop. The app has reached the top of the U.S. App Store and is setting new sign-up records.
While ChatGPT still maintains a much larger overall user base, Claude's growth in both mobile engagement and web usage indicates a notable shift in consumer preference following the company's public stance.
Main Topics: Anthropic's ethical stance with the Pentagon, Claude's mobile app growth metrics (downloads and active users), comparison with competitors (primarily ChatGPT), and Claude's web traffic growth.