OpenAI has been working to integrate its ChatGPT technology into classrooms since 2023, despite initial concerns about cheating and plagiarism. The company has already partnered with several universities, including the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Oxford in the UK, which have been using ChatGPT Enterprise. In response, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Edu in May last year. Meanwhile, rival Alphabet is also expanding into education through a $120 million investment fund for AI education programs and plans to introduce its GenAI chatbot Gemini to teen students' school-issued Google accounts. The British government has also partnered with Google to launch the UK's first Google-funded AI university, which will provide older teens with access to resources in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
https://channelnewsasia.com/business/openai-targets-higher-education-us-chatgpt-rollout-california-state-university-4916561Google, led by Alphabet, is proactively shaping public perception and policy on artificial intelligence as governments around the world prepare to implement regulations on AI. To achieve this goal, Google aims to develop educational programs that train workers on AI, with the ultimate objective of increasing familiarity with AI among individuals, organizations, and governments. This initiative is spearheaded by Kent Walker, Alphabet's president of global affairs, who believes that a greater understanding of AI will lead to better policy-making and open up new opportunities.
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