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OpenAI launches $50M grant program to help fund academic research
OpenAI has announced a consortium, NextGenAI, focused on supporting AI-assisted research at top universities.
“NextGenAI is designed to support the scientist searching for a cure, the scholar uncovering new insights, and the student mastering AI for the world ahead […] As we learn from this initiative, we’ll explore opportunities to expand its reach and impact.” NextGenAI, which OpenAI is positioning as an expanded commitment to education, following the launch of its ChatGPT Edu product for universities last May, comes at a precarious time for AI research grants in the U.S. The startup presumably hopes researchers, faculty, and students grow accustomed to its AI offerings at the expense of tools from rivals, including open-source alternatives.
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