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> Reality check: ChatGPT is still right behind Claude on the app store charts and has a first-mover advantage on AI. "This is less newsworthy than you think".
by mpalmer 8mo ago
> Reality check: ChatGPT is still right behind Claude on the app store charts and has a first-mover advantage on AI.
"This is less newsworthy than you think". Real sizzling copy, Axios.
And exactly what good is a first-mover advantage when you squander it?
- nerdsniper 8mo agoAlso very strong LLM-ism. Particularly for ChatGPT.
- rustyhancock 8mo agoIt seems like the news is also coming out that Claude was used in planning the Venezuela and Iran operations[0]. Whatever you thoughts on legality or justification, both have been staggering effective in initial goals. Interms of intel and complex operation planning. Despite Trump ragging on Anthropic just hours before it was still considered necessary for the operation. Quite telling. I don't think Pentagon will be satisfied with just Grok and ChatGPT. Which means OpenAI might really be done for in terms of having no moat beyond least ethics (Grok does that anyways). [0] https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-strikes-in-middle-east-use-anthropic-hours-after-trump-ban-ozNO0iClZpfpL7K7ElJ2 https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-...
- toyg 8mo agoOpenAI will likely end up swallowed by Microsoft anyway.