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Newsom and Anthropic reach deal to give local governments discounted access to Claude
The agreement would make Claude the first artificial intelligence tool available to all state agencies and local governments.
TL;DR
- California has struck a deal with Anthropic to offer discounted access to its Claude AI products for state and local governments.
- The agreement makes Claude the first AI tool available to all California government entities.
- The price for Claude will be cut in half for state agencies, cities, and counties.
- The deal includes free workforce training and technical support from Anthropic.
- Governor Newsom aims to improve government efficiency through generative AI while addressing job loss concerns.
- Claude is already utilized for various state tasks, including coding, public feedback collection, and powering the state's digital assistant, Poppy.
- California's deal was negotiated independently of federal actions that have restricted Anthropic's advanced models.