ByOpenAI today announced the launch of a new consortium called NextGenAI, comprising 15 leading universities and research institutions in the US and UK. The consortium aims to accelerate research and improve education using AI. OpenAI believes that NextGenAI can enable progress at a much faster pace than any single institution could.
Under NextGenAI, OpenAI has pledged to provide $50 million in research grants, compute funding, and API access that will benefit students, educators, and researchers. The consortium includes the following key institutions:
Caltech, California State University System
Duke University
University of Georgia
Harvard University
Howard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
Ohio State University
University of Oxford
Sciences Po
Texas A&M University
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston Public Library
OpenAI
These institutions have already begun work on several important projects that are harnessing the power of AI. Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital are using OpenAI tools and NextGenAI funding to improve the speed and accuracy of patient diagnoses. Howard University is developing new curricula and innovating teaching techniques with the help of AI.
Oxford University’s Bodleian Libraries is using OpenAI’s API to digitize and transcribe rare texts, making them globally searchable. MIT is using OpenAI’s API and computing funding to advance AI research, train custom models, and develop new AI applications.
Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s Chief Operating Officer, said at the NextGenAI launch:
> “The advances in AI to date would not have been possible without decades of hard work by academia. Sustained collaboration is essential to developing AI that benefits everyone. NextGenAI will accelerate the pace of research and prepare a new generation of institutions to harness the transformative power of AI.”
The NextGenAI consortium aims to bring together academia and industry to expand the use of AI in laboratories, libraries, hospitals, and classrooms around the world.
NextGenAI Consortium – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What is the NextGenAI Consortium?
NextGenAI is a collaborative initiative launched by OpenAI with 15 leading universities and research institutes in the US and UK. It aims to accelerate research and improve education using AI.
2. What is OpenAI contributing under NextGenAI?
OpenAI has pledged to provide $50 million in research grants, compute resources, and API access to support students, teachers, and researchers.
3. Which institutions are included in this consortium?
The major institutions of NextGenAI include:
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
University of Oxford
Duke University
University of Michigan
Boston Children’s Hospital
and others
4. What is the main objective of this consortium?
Its main objective is to accelerate research using AI, improve education, and bring AI to laboratories, libraries, hospitals, and classrooms.
5. Which projects are running under NextGenAI?
Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital are using AI to increase the accuracy and speed of patient diagnosis.
Howard University is developing new courses and using AI in teaching.
Oxford University’s Bodleian Library is digitizing and transcribing rare texts using OpenAI APIs.
MIT is using OpenAI’s APIs and computing funding to advance AI research.
6. What benefits will students and researchers get from this consortium?
Students and researchers will get AI tools, research grants, compute resources, and OpenAI API access to make the most of AI in their research and education.
7. Can other institutions also join this consortium?
Currently, this consortium is working with select institutions, but other universities and organizations can also be included in it in the future.
8. In which areas will NextGenAI’s financial assistance be given?
NextGenAI will provide financial assistance in the following areas:
AI and machine learning research
Use of AI in medicine and healthcare
Digital education and AI-powered learning techniques
Digitization of rare and historical data
Other advanced AI applications
9. What does OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap have to say on this initiative?
Brad Lightcap says:
> “The contribution of the academic community to the development of AI is invaluable. NextGenAI will increase the pace of research and promote more effective use of AI around the world.”
10. Where to get information and updates on this initiative?
The latest information and updates related to NextGenAI will be available on OpenAI’s official website and the portals of universities associated with the consortium.
