Anthropic’s Claude is suddenly the most popular iPhone app following Pentagon feud

Anthropic's AI assistant, Claude, surged to number one on Apple's App Store after the Pentagon deemed the AI firm a “supply chain risk” Philip Dulian/dpa/picture-alliance/AP AI Tech giants Federal agencies US military See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow The AI company Anthropic was likely not in the public lexicon just a month ago. But it is now. The AI company has long been known within tech circles for its popular Claude AI assistant and coding tools. But a whirlwind sequence of events in February thrust the company into the public eye more than ever. Case in point: Anthropic’s Claude app dethroned OpenAI’s ChatGPT to claim the top spot in Apple’s iPhone App Store over the weekend. The increased visibility comes as the company has been locked in a high-stakes public feud with the Pentagon over its safety guardrails. But even in the weeks before, updates to its Claude tool stoked concerns about AI’s impact on the software industry, sending shockwaves through Wall Street. And in early February, Anthropic took its most pointed and public jab at its chief rival, OpenAI, during the Super Bowl, one of the most-watched events on television. It’s shaping up to be a formative time for the company, but its Claude assistant still has a long way to go to catch up to ChatGPT in public popularity. Anthropic cofounder and CEO Dario Amodei. Chance Yeh/Getty Images What the Anthropic AI safety saga is really all about 5 min read Claude’s rise In early Feb...