California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced on June 29 that the state has partnered with San Francisco-based Anthropic to offer California government agencies access to Claude at a 50 percent discounted price.
“AI should not replace the human work of government; it should help our workers move faster, solve problems more effectively, and deliver better results for Californians,” Newsom said in the announcement.
The deal will give state agencies and local governments access to Claude, Anthropic’s AI chatbot, as well as training and assistance from Claude’s developers.
Newsom’s office said the chatbot will be used to help state workers with a variety of tasks, such as drafting and summarizing documents as well as analyzing information….