OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Edu as an academic-specific version of its artificial intelligence system. This new tool is developed based on GPT-4o and has a better ability to reason in text and graphics.
ChatGPT Education Now Accessible
Some of the functions include data analysis, web browsing, and document summarization. As for the concerns, ChatGPT Edu is built with enterprise-grade security and has an affordable pricing model to become a core solution for universities.
This release comes as a great support for students in their educational journey, along with the arrival of Gemini Education. Gemini Education will be available as an add-on for Google Workspace for Education: Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Education Plus.
ChatGPT Edu is introduced after the completion of several pilot projects at prestigious universities and business schools including the University of Oxford, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Texas at Austin, Arizona State University, and Columbia University with the help of ChatGPT Enterprise.
ChatGPT Edu Key Features
- Availability of GPT-4o, our most advanced model, providing high performance in text analysis, programming, and mathematics.
- Sophisticated features that include data analysis, web surfing, and document abstraction.
- The option to create new GPTs, tailored copies of ChatGPT, and share them within the framework of university activities.
- Has significantly higher message limits than the free version of ChatGPT.
- Increased quality and speed of language support, with more than 50 languages available.
- Security, privacy, and administration – Group permissions, SSO, SCIM 1, GPT control.
ChatGPT Edu Functionality
ChatGPT Edu will be based on the newest GPT-4o language model which was released in May and allows users to input images to the AI in addition to the text. The Edu offering also provides enterprise-level security and controls. The participants of ChatGPT Edu will be able to communicate with GPT-4o, the best version of OpenAI that demonstrates its ability to analyze text, code, and mathematical problems. The users will be able to perform a wide range of tasks based on its enhanced capabilities of data analysis, Web browsing, and document summarization.