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In the United States, political controversy over OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT is intensifying, fueling a fast-growing online campaign called “QuitGPT” that urges users to cancel their paid subscriptions. The movement has gained traction after revelations about political donations by OpenAI executives and the use of its technology by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
According to the information technology (IT) industry on the 17th (local time), posts tagged with the “QuitGPT” hashtag and screenshots confirming subscription cancellations have been flooding social media platforms (SNS) such as X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Bluesky.
The organizers of the campaign claim, via their website and social media channels, that more than 700,000 people have expressed their intention to join the boycott.
They declared, “We will continue the boycott until OpenAI’s leadership announces that it will stop donating to Trump, the Republican Party, and big-tech super PACs,” adding, “We cannot allow them to keep empowering authoritarians.”
The controversy began with political donations made by OpenAI President Greg Brockman and his wife. It emerged that last year they each contributed 25 million dollars (about 36 billion won) to MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting former U.S. President Donald Trump, and to “Leading the Future,” a super PAC advocating looser AI regulations, sparking a wave of criticism.
The uproar grew further after it was revealed that ICE is using tools based on GPT-4 in its hiring process.
The movement is also evolving beyond a simple boycott to promoting alternatives. Participants are urging users to switch from ChatGPT to open-source AI models, or to services such as Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude.
Support from prominent figures is adding momentum. Actor Mark Ruffalo, best known for playing the Hulk in the Avengers film series, wrote on Instagram, “The president of ChatGPT is one of Trump’s biggest donors, and their technology is empowering ICE,” and urged, “It’s time to boycott. QuitGPT.” The post has garnered more than 40 million views and 2 million likes.
Scott Galloway, a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and a longtime critic of big tech, has joined the campaign, as have Dutch historian Rutger Bregman, author of the bestseller “Humankind,” and actor and digital producer Brakely Thornton.
Attention is also turning to the potential market impact. According to market research firm Apptopia, ChatGPT’s share of the U.S. mobile market fell from 69.1% in January last year to 45.3% in January this year.
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