The ChatGPT app has faced a widespread boycott after OpenAI announced its agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense (the Pentagon) to use its artificial intelligence technologies within the department's secret networks. This announcement led to over 2.5 million users stopping their use of the app or canceling their subscriptions in recent days, according to data from digital boycott tracking websites.
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