"The tipping point came after Anthropic, the company behind Claude, refused to allow the Department of Defense to use its AI models for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. In response, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's products, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to designate the company a supply-chain threat."
"As a result, Claude has surged to the top of the free app rankings in Apple's US App Store, overtaking ChatGPT. According to Anthropic, daily signups have hit record highs, free users have jumped by more than 60% since January, and paid subscribers have more than doubled this year."
"One place to start is Settings. From there, you go to Personalization and find the Memory section. Select 'Manage' and review your stored information, updating anything that no longer accurately reflects your preferences. Once everything is up to date, copy the content you want to keep."
Anthropic's refusal to allow the Department of Defense to use Claude for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons prompted President Trump to order federal agencies to cease using Anthropic products and designate the company a supply-chain threat. OpenAI subsequently announced its own Pentagon agreement with claimed safeguards, sparking ethical debates. This controversy drove Claude to the top of Apple's US App Store, surpassing ChatGPT. Anthropic reports record daily signups, 60% increase in free users since January, and doubled paid subscribers this year. Users switching from ChatGPT can transfer their data through Settings' Personalization and Memory sections or export complete chat histories via Data Controls.
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