OpenAI expands ChatGPT service to universities and non-profit organizations, aiming to improve educational efficiency and social activities.

OpenAI, a leader in artificial intelligence, has launched two new initiatives to bring ChatGPT to use at universities and nonprofit organizations. “ChatGPT Edu” version is specially designed for educational institutions, supporting students, lecturers and researchers. This service provides enterprise-level security and control, while also being affordable.

University of Texas at Austin

Several famous universities such as Oxford, Wharton, University of Texas at Austin, Arizona State University, and Columbia University have started using ChatGPT. At Columbia, researchers are developing intervention strategies to prevent drug overdoses. An assistant professor at Arizona State University created “GPT Buddy” to help students learning German practice through conversations.

GPT Buddy

“Integrating OpenAI's technology into the educational and operational framework drives transformation at ASU, making this model scalable to other institutions,” said Kyle Bowen, Associate CIO at Arizona State University. .”

OpenAI also launched a service to support non-profit organizations with a reduced fee of $20 per user per month and can offer a 50% discount for large organizations. This service includes access to the latest models such as GPT-4o, image creation, collaborative workspaces, and custom GPT.

OpenAI also offers the GPT-4o model for free to non-paying users, allowing search access, loading custom GPTs, generating images, and integrating responses from the web. However, users must subscribe to a paid plan to create custom GPTs and avoid message limits on GPT-4o.

These OpenAI initiatives promise to bring great benefits to educational and non-profit organizations, helping them access advanced AI technology, improve the quality of teaching and operations, and reduce costs. , promoting sustainable and effective development.