The ChatGPT Report 173 - Claude is cooked...Wait a minute, OpenAI is cooked...who's winning here?!
Mar 5, 2026
Quick takes on recent AI industry shakeups and shifting user loyalties between major models. Discussion of a big government contract changing hands and what that means for military use. Quick riffs on tech hype, job predictions, and a Microsoft censorship oddity. Notes on AI-generated art after a Supreme Court ruling and a look at privacy and security concerns.
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Few People Show Finished AI Projects
- Ryan questions how many people have completed real AI projects, noting many only show images or demos rather than finished products.
- He invites listeners to share actual finished AI use cases via email with a humorous subject requirement.
Anthropic Loses Pentagon Deal And OpenAI Benefits
- Anthropic lost a roughly $200M Pentagon contract after refusing government access, and OpenAI picked it up amid security concerns.
- The blacklist affected Anthropic's trust and coincided with a 300% ChatGPT install surge as OpenAI added memory features.
App Store Surge After Contract Switch
- Ryan recounts the app store fallout where ChatGPT surged after Anthropic's blacklist, while Anthropic topped app charts briefly.
- He links timing to reports that Anthropic tech was used in an Iran attack despite the Friday blacklist.