OpenAI announced a program to give 100,000 academic researchers free access to ChatGPT’s most advanced AI models. According to the company, the initiative is intended to support scientific research, collaboration, and discovery.
Why it matters
Providing no-cost access to advanced models to a large group of researchers could lower a barrier to using AI tools in academic work, according to the stated aim of accelerating research and discovery.
Who should care
Academic researchers are the direct audience for this program, along with institutions and collaborators involved in scientific work.