Anthropic Offers Claude to US Government Workers for $1

Anthropic on Tuesday (Aug. 12) said it would offer its Claude chatbot to all three branches of the U.S. government for $1 per agency for one year.

The offer echoes a similar $1 deal OpenAI unveiled a week ago. But OpenAI’s offer was only available to the federal executive branch. Anthropic covers all three branches: executive, legislative and judicial.

“America’s AI leadership requires that our government institutions have access to the most capable, secure AI tools available,” Anthropic CEO and Co-founder Dario Amodei said in a statement.

The moves come at a time when businesses are increasingly integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) into workflows, although they are tempering wholeheartedly embracing the technology. A recent PYMNTS data book shows that while businesses are using AI in a variety of ways, they also are using it with human oversight.

Anthropic said it is offering a more capable Claude than the consumer version: “Claude for Enterprise” and “Claude for Government.”

“Claude for Enterprise” is the version of the AI chatbot with more power, customization and security than consumer versions, the company said. “Claude for Government” supports the “FedRAMP High” to enable federal workers to use the chatbot for “sensitive unclassified” work.

FedRAMP stands for Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, which is the standardized process for assessing and authorizing the security of cloud products and services. It requires low, moderate or high levels depending on the severity of potential risk exposure.

OpenAI is offering “ChatGPT for Enterprise” as well as educational tools and training through OpenAI Academy Training. Anthropic also offers technical support but didn’t specify a specific program.

Google is reportedly in talks to offer its Gemini chatbot under similar terms, according to the Financial Times.

Other AI players are also jockeying for influence in the public sector. XAI said last month that it has secured a contract worth up to $200 million from the Department of Defense for its “Grok for Government” program.

Anthropic said Claude has also been selected by the Defense Department for the $200 million contract. Moreover, Claude is already being used by 10,000 scientists and researchers at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, as well as by the District of Columbia Department of Health for consumers.

OpenAI said ChatGPT is already being used by Pennsylvania state workers, in a pilot program. These workers have saved an average of about 95 minutes per day on routine tasks, according to OpenAI. North Carolina state workers also used ChatGPT in a 12-week pilot program.

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