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OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers

ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
OpenAI has launched a program that provides free access to its latest ChatGPT models for academic researchers. The initiative will grant 100,000 scientists, mathematicians and engineers unrestricted use of the frontier models through 2027, targeting select researchers in the scientific and engineering communities.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, giving 100K scientists, mathematicians, and engineers free access to its frontier models through 2027 (Ina Fried/Axios)
- The Next Web·OpenAI is giving 100,000 scientists free AI. Here’s how it can afford to.
- Engadget·OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers
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