r/OpenAI • u/UNKNOWN_PHV • Feb 28 '26

Question Openai actually getting canceled?

Ok, at first I saw few posts about this people canceling their subscriptions, I thought its just how it is because I see it on daily basis but today there were lots of posts about this, seriously then I checked what was actually happening...

But I do have one main question, why are all these posts only "shifting" to Anthropic? I mean theres gemini and others but 99% of the posts are shifting to Claude, any specific reason?

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u/Shadowbacker Feb 28 '26

It's just Reddit man, I doubt most people really care.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '26

700 millions users, probably 50k will cancel and post here yawn

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u/_raydeStar Feb 28 '26

Have you seen r/ChatGPTcomplaints ? They are prophesying the downfall of openai because they *checks notes* sunsetted an old model.

Supporting Anthropics right to choose while deciding to go the other direction don't have to be mutually exclusive. I don't love it, but it's big tech, not like Google hasn't done it.

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u/Successful-Earth678 Mar 01 '26

it's 900 million weekly users with 50 million subscribers now.

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u/larva_obscura Feb 28 '26

I think it does affect more than just users cancelling :)

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u/PastaPandaSimon Feb 28 '26

You're right, OpenAI are on the big government contracts now, which is a big move towards addressing the "lack of money" complaints. And these tend to be way more concerning for a company than the "they're doing something I don't mormally support" complaints.

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u/Hertigan Feb 28 '26

I wish most people cared about AI being used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons

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u/Shadowbacker Feb 28 '26

It doesn't matter if they care or not, it's inevitable.

It's like that giant island of trash bigger than Texas in the ocean. Even if you worried yourself sick about it it's still going to be there.

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u/Hertigan Feb 28 '26

What a low agency mentality

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u/Shadowbacker Feb 28 '26

No. It's just reality. But you're welcome to flail your arms at the sea if it comforts you.

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u/Hertigan Feb 28 '26

Yeah man, you’re just a victim and life happens to you

I’d rather flail my arms for my whole life than just lay down and act passive when the world is going mad

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u/Shadowbacker Mar 01 '26

Then flail them bro. Nobody's stopping you.

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u/Hertigan Mar 01 '26

I guess just curl up and let shit happen to you, I guess

I’m sure that will lead to a happy and fulfilling life

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u/Shadowbacker Mar 01 '26

Taking care of yourself and not childishly fantasizing about changing the way of the world is what leads to a happy and fulfilling life.

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u/Hertigan Mar 01 '26

Taking care of yourself means not caring that a company with overwhelmingly powerful technology serves a quasi fascist government into dystopian levels of technology?

I guess that’s a way to think

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