Snapshot · 21 Sept

OpenAI vs Claude

Identical axes, shared 72-hour window, identical sample disclosure.

OpenAI

company

54.5
  • Deepfakes & deception6%
  • Jobs & economy2%
  • Privacy & data2%
  • Existential risk0%
Fear
26
Trust
1
Polarisation
9

n = 207 · effective 190

Claude

model · anthropic

50.4
  • Deepfakes & deception14%
  • Privacy & data12%
  • Existential risk0%
  • Jobs & economy0%
Fear
25
Trust
18
Polarisation
83

n = 44 · effective 37

OpenAI sits 4.1 points higher on the fear scale than Claude.