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A wave of users is moving from ChatGPT to Anthropic's Claude after OpenAI announced a Pentagon partnership. While Claude has gained popularity, new adopters are surprised by its different interface, stricter usage caps, and tiered model offerings. The free plan is tight, and even the $20 paid plan can run out of capacity quickly on the most powerful Opus model. Anthropic’s business strategy targets higher‑paying business customers rather than mass‑market users, leading to a contrast with OpenAI’s broader approach. The limits spark debate over cost, user experience, and the broader impact of unrestricted AI access. Lire la suite

Perplexity, an AI search startup, is phasing out advertising and focusing on paid subscriptions for business users and high‑end professionals. Executives say ads could erode user trust, so the company will prioritize accuracy and revenue from customers like finance experts, lawyers, doctors, and CEOs. While not ruling out future ads, Perplexity aligns itself with the anti‑ad camp in the generative‑AI industry, contrasting with rivals such as OpenAI, which is testing ads, and Anthropic, which remains ad‑free. Lire la suite

Adult‑only AI platforms such as Joi AI’s Mona Lisa chatbot have proven profitable, offering subscription‑based access to explicit role‑play and image generation. While large AI firms like Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI have largely banned sexually explicit outputs, newcomers such as xAI’s Grok have introduced NSFW features. OpenAI announced plans to allow mature content for adult users, prompting debate among scholars about potential emotional manipulation. Despite ethical concerns, the niche market continues to grow, leveraging celebrity likenesses and catering primarily to straight male users. Lire la suite