{"id":230451,"date":"2026-06-12T02:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/chatgpt-a-billion-monthly-app-users-despite-souring-public-ai-sentiment\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T04:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:10:16","slug":"chatgpt-a-billion-monthly-app-users-despite-souring-public-ai-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/chatgpt-a-billion-monthly-app-users-despite-souring-public-ai-sentiment\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT: a billion monthly app users despite souring public AI sentiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/12\/chatgpt-a-billion-monthly-app-users-despite-souring-public-ai-sentiment.html\">ChatGPT: a billion monthly app users despite souring public AI sentiment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/12\/chatgpt-a-billion-monthly-app-users-despite-souring-public-ai-sentiment.html\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/12\/chatgpt-a-billion-monthly-app-users-despite-souring-public-ai-sentiment.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-12 02:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnbc.com\">www.cnbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Protests Against AI Development<\/strong>: On February 28, 2026, protesters organized by groups like PauseAI UK demonstrated outside Google Deepmind&#8217;s offices in London to call for controlled development of advanced AI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Severe Growth in AI Usage<\/strong>: Despite public concerns, AI usage has surged; 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