Claude has become the top downloaded app in Apple's App Store, marking a major milestone for the AI tool as it gains traction with general consumers.
The surge in downloads comes just after the Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic, the company behind Claude. Anthropic refused to allow the Pentagon to use the tool for autonomous weapons or the surveillance of U.S. citizens.
Claude has long been a favorite in the tech world for its strong coding abilities, but it has only recently begun making big moves with the general public.
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Despite its App Store milestone, Claude still has significant ground to cover to catch ChatGPT, which has 900 million weekly users. ChatGPT also remains the top AI app for Android downloads, though Claude has climbed to fourth place in the Google Play Store.
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