--- title: 'Cancel ChatGPT': AI boycott surges after... description: A boycott campaign called QuitGPT claims over 1.5 million people have taken action against OpenAI after Sam Altman announced a deal to deploy ChatGPT models... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/cancel-chatgpt-ai-boycott-surges-after-openai-pentagon-military-deal-ciut1ujyh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 'Cancel ChatGPT': AI boycott surges after OpenAI-Pentagon military deal | daily.dev og:description: A boycott campaign called QuitGPT claims over 1.5 million people have taken action against OpenAI after Sam Altman announced a deal to deploy ChatGPT models... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/cancel-chatgpt-ai-boycott-surges-after-openai-pentagon-military-deal-ciut1ujyh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CiUt1uJYH.png og:image:alt: 'Cancel ChatGPT': AI boycott surges after OpenAI-Pentagon military deal og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 'Cancel ChatGPT': AI boycott surges after OpenAI-Pentagon military deal **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 3 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A boycott campaign called QuitGPT claims over 1.5 million people have taken action against OpenAI after Sam Altman announced a deal to deploy ChatGPT models within classified US military networks. The backlash was triggered when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly refused the Pentagon's request for unrestricted AI access, citing ethical concerns, only for OpenAI to step in and accept the deal hours later. QuitGPT accuses OpenAI of prioritizing profit over public safety, warning of risks like autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. The campaign recommends switching to privacy-focused or open-source alternatives and has organized an in-person protest at OpenAI's San Francisco headquarters. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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