OpenAI and Anthropic are fighting over college students with free AI
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Summary
Following the recent announcements of ChatGPT partnerships with universities, AI labs OpenAI and Anthropic have upped the ante to compete for the privilege of being the default AI tool for students.
Anthropic has launched Claude for Education uni version with specific educational features, and partnerships with Northeastern University, London School of Economics (LSE), Champlain College and collaboration with Internet2 and Instructure; while OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been available to students for nearly a year and has already partnered with California State University and formed the NextGenAI Consortium, it has now offered free access to its ChatGPT Plus to all US and Canadian college students until May.
The flurry of partnerships indicates the high value of college students as a consumer base and the competition to shape how the next generation interacts with and adopts AI.