New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The emergent 'QuitGPT' movement is an interesting blip in the evolution of the AI sector, where user allegiance is increasingly shaped not merely by technical superiority, but by perceived ethical alignment and institutional transparency. Launched recently through initiatives such as QuitGPT.org, it calls for a mass departure from OpenAI's ecosystem.

Its impetus stems from public disclosures of executive political affiliations and campaign funding, alongside broader unease over what critics see as a shift towards more closed research practices.

OpenAI is formidable by any objective metric. As of early 2026, it reported an estimated 810 million monthly active users. At this scale, even marginal defections matter. So...