The Download: inside the QuitGPT movement, and EVs in Africa
Summary
The QuitGPT movement is a growing campaign where users are canceling their ChatGPT subscriptions due to frustration with the chatbot's capabilities and communication style, with complaints flooding social media platforms in recent weeks. The article also covers several other tech stories, including potential cost competitiveness of electric vehicles in Africa by 2040, social media companies agreeing to independent safety assessments for teen mental health protection, and regulatory decisions affecting vaccine development.
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Original source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/11/1132724/the-download-inside-the-quitgpt-movement-and-evs-in-africa/
First tracked: February 12, 2026 at 02:20 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 75%