New Delhi, March 1 -- Anthropic's Claude has received strong support from users in its fight with the US Department of Defence (DoD), while OpenAI locked down a deal with the Pentagon to deploy its technology on the defence department's classified network.

Soon after the deal, Anthropic's Claude not only received significant support on social media but the AI chatbot is now ranked at the number one spot on Apple's App Store in the free apps category, overtaking ChatGPT.

Meanwhile, OpenAI has faced flak on social media after the company's deal with the Department of Defense was finalised. Users on platforms like Reddit and X have even called for cancellation of ChatGPT subscriptions in favour of Anthropic's Claude.

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