OpenAI And Anthropic Want To Be College Students’ Best Friends
Summary: Both OpenAI and Anthropic made announcements aimed at students in college within 24 hours. OpenAI made ChatGPT free for students while Anthropic announced a new Claude for Education.
AI companies are clamoring to reach student around the world. While AI can be used to cheat on assignments, it can also be a great tool for education if used properly. As such, there’s a lot of potential for the student market. We also have to take the timing into account. Many students are cramming for their finals, and mid-terms right now. So, many of them are looking for tools to help them Ace their tests.
Enter OpenAI and Anthropic with their announcements aimed at students
OpenAI and Anthropic didn’t partner with one another for this. They just happened to make their announcements within 24 hours of each other. Talk about lucky! If you’re a student, then you just got the help you need for your test.
Starting off with OpenAI’s announcement, the company is making its paid platform, ChatGPT Plus, free for student in the U.S. and Canada. This will grant them advanced features and more powerful models. It usually costs $19.99/month. If you’re a student, then you’ll want to act on this soon, as this promotion only lasts through May.
We, obviously, don’t recommend that you use ChatGPT to cheat. You can use the chatbot as a helper when researching, a buddy to bounce ideas off of, a homework partner, and more. Along with this, you’ll also gain access to ChatGPT Voice mode, image generation, and advanced models.
Anthropic’s announcement
Next, Anthropic announced Claude for Education. This version of the chatbot will come with a “Learning mode.” Rather than provide the answers for students, the model will guide them in the right direction with their reasoning. This means that the students will actually learn the material they’re studying; that’s the important thing.
To make this happen, Anthropic partnered with several universities: Northeastern University, Champlain College, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. It will provide 50,000 students access to Claude across 13 campuses.
