# user backlash

Pentagon Partnership Backfires: ChatGPT Sees Mass Uninstalls and Rating Bombardment as Claude Climbs to No.1

Sensor Tower recorded a dramatic spike in ChatGPT uninstalls and one‑star reviews on February 28 after OpenAI announced a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense, while rival Anthropic’s Claude rose to the top of the U.S. App Store. The shift illustrates how defence partnerships can quickly fracture consumer trust and reshape competition in the AI market.