"OpenAI has established a beachhead at many US colleges, overcoming university administrators' wariness of artificial intelligence and giving ChatGPT a headstart on becoming the go-to assistant for the next generation of workers. The company has sold more than 700,000 ChatGPT licenses to about 35 public universities for use by students and faculty, according to purchase orders reviewed by Bloomberg. By contrast, Microsoft Corp., which typically bundles its Copilot assistant with existing software, has experienced more measured uptake of its AI tool at these schools and faculty are more likely to use it than students."
"ChatGPT adoption on campus has happened quickly. Students and faculty used it more than 14 million times in September, according to data from 20 campuses that have signed contracts with OpenAI. On average, each user called on ChatGPT 176 times that month for help with such tasks as writing, research and data analysis. Private schools aren't subject to public records laws, so their purchases of AI licenses aren't readily available, meaning the true number of university contracts is probably much higher."
"The tech industry has long hawked cut-price software and hardware to students in hopes of turning them into lifetime customers. Apple Inc. offers educational discounts and rolls out a back-to-school offer each year to further entice buyers. Google's Chromebook laptops and free apps helped it win campus converts. Now OpenAI is playing a similar game in artificial intelligence. Microsoft's Copilot and Google's increasingly well-regarded Gemini could potentially catch up. But for now OpenAI has snatched an early lead by leveraging ChatGPT's popularity and discounting heavily mirroring traction the world's leading AI startu"
OpenAI sold more than 700,000 ChatGPT licenses to about 35 public universities for student and faculty use. ChatGPT usage on campuses grew rapidly, with students and faculty invoking the tool over 14 million times in September and averaging 176 calls per user that month for writing, research, and data analysis. Private university purchases are less visible, so total campus contracts are likely higher. Globally, over a million college licenses have been sold. Microsoft and Google offer competing AI assistants, but OpenAI leveraged popularity and heavy discounts to capture an early campus advantage. Tech vendors commonly target students to build long-term users.
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