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California partnered with Anthropic to make Claude available to all state agencies and local governments.
They will get a 50% discount on access to Claude, as part of a “first-of-its-kind collaboration” that also includes complimentary workforce training, technical assistance, and “workflow input from Anthropic developers,” per a release. On the state level, government employees will use Claude to help draft and summarize documents, analyze information, and supplement day-to-day work, per the release.

TL;DR
- California is partnering with Anthropic to provide access to the Claude AI chatbot.
- All state agencies and local governments will have access to Claude.
- A 50% discount on Claude access is included in the collaboration.
- The partnership also offers complimentary workforce training and technical assistance.
- Government employees will use Claude for drafting/summarizing documents, analyzing information, and daily work support.