• Digital protest calls for users to cancel ChatGPT subscriptions
• QuitGPT campaign accuses OpenAI of putting profits before public safety

An online movement is gaining momentum, urging users to cancel their subscriptions to the popular AI platform ChatGPT, following a high-profile clash between AI company Anthropic and the U.S. Department of War.

Known as “QuitGPT,” the campaign claims over 1.5 million participants have already taken action by cancelling subscriptions, sharing boycott messages on social media, or registering through quitgpt.org.

The surge follows reports that OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, signed a deal to deploy its AI models within classified U.S. military networks, sparking outrage from rival Anthropic, which refused to grant unrestricted Pentagon access, warning that some AI uses could threaten democratic values or exceed current technological limits.

Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, was the last major firm to withhold its technology from the new U.S. military network, facing a $200 million contract deadline to test AI capabilities for national security purposes.

After negotiations with Anthropic collapsed, Altman announced that OpenAI had reached its own agreement with the Pentagon to deploy models in classified networks, noting the Department’s commitment to safety and collaboration for optimal outcomes.

In response, QuitGPT attacked OpenAI, accusing the company of prioritizing profits over public safety. The campaign statement said: “On February 27, Anthropic refused to give the Pentagon unrestricted access for mass surveillance or lethal AI weapons—but Sam Altman accepted the corrupt deal, putting everyone at risk.”

QuitGPT is encouraging users to try more private, open-source alternatives and has planned an in-person protest at OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco on March 3 as part of its escalation against the Pentagon deal.