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2.5M+ Users Boycott ChatGPT After Pentagon AI Deal Backlash

Data cited in reports suggests that the reaction has already had measurable effects on competing AI tools.

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Storyboard•05-03-2026, 13:27

2.5M+ Users Boycott ChatGPT After Pentagon AI Deal Backlash

•Over 2.5 million users pledge to boycott ChatGPT following OpenAI's AI contract with the Pentagon.
•The deal allows the Pentagon to deploy OpenAI's AI model on its classified network, sparking widespread user backlash.
•ChatGPT app uninstallations surged by 295% in the US; competing AI tool Claude rose in app rankings.
•OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted the agreement was rushed and is now revising it.
•Revised deal will explicitly prohibit mass surveillance or use by US intelligence agencies like NSA.

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