Quit ChatGPT: Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism
6 hours ago
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- OpenAI is projected to lose $14bn this year, with its market share collapsing.
- A grassroots boycott called QuitGPT is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions, gaining over a million participants and celebrity support.
- OpenAI's president donated $25m to Trump's Super Pac, Maga Inc, claiming it aligns with OpenAI's mission to benefit humanity.
- OpenAI's technology is being used by ICE for deportation raids and has launched a $125m lobbying initiative to prevent AI regulation.
- OpenAI signed a deal with the Pentagon after its competitor, Anthropic, refused to provide unrestricted AI access for military use.
- QuitGPT is effective because it is narrow and easy, similar to historic successful boycotts like the Montgomery bus boycott.
- Cancelling ChatGPT is simple, with good alternatives available, making the boycott accessible to many.
- The article encourages readers to cancel their subscriptions and switch to alternatives to protest OpenAI's actions.