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IBL News | New York
Indiana University (IU) announced last month its adoption of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu to provide AI tools to 120,000 students, faculty, and staff.
OpenAI is one of the contenders in the higher education segment, along with Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, Microsoft for Education, and small companies such as ibl.ai — the parent company of this news service —, BoodleBox, and MagicSchool, among others.
Indiana University will be the second-largest rollout of ChatGPT Edu by OpenAI.
Over 30,000 members of the IU community were already using the free version of ChatGPT with IU email addresses, reported OpenAI.
ChatGPT Edu is intended to enable:
- Faculty to enhance course design and explore AI-enabled teaching strategies.
- Staff to streamline administrative processes and improve efficiency.
- Students to develop AI fluency and build workforce-ready skills.
- Researchers to pursue new frontiers of inquiry with responsible AI tools.
- The university to manage data securely within its institutional environment.
In August, IU launched a new, free GenAI 101 course that serves as a foundational program to introduce generative AI concepts, applications, and responsible-use practices.
