OpenAI has launched NextGenAI, a $50 million initiative supporting AI research across 15 top universities including Harvard, MIT, and Oxford.
The program offers research grants, computing resources, and API access to help students and researchers advance high-impact AI applications.
Scholars will now have tools to tackle challenges like reducing rare disease diagnosis time and digitalizing historical texts. This follows OpenAI’s earlier ChatGPT Edu launch last May, which provided an affordable AI tool for educational institutions.
The initiative signals a significant shift, showing how AI is set to transform traditional research and educational structures. By providing resources to leading institutions, OpenAI is helping accelerate technological advancements across multiple fields.
Competitor Perplexity is also moving in a similar direction, planning to make its Pro subscription free for students. The future of academic research is looking increasingly intelligent and accessible.