OpenAI ChatGPT Edu for FAS

As we continue to navigate the transformative landscape of generative AI, we are excited to now be able to offer ChatGPT Edu to members of the FAS for use in your Harvard work. This development is a significant step forward in the broader AI initiatives underway across FAS and in SEAS, which aim to harness the power of AI to enhance our shared teaching and research mission. 

OpenAI ChatGPT Edu is an advanced version of the ChatGPT tool with enhanced security and privacy protections. This tool is designed for producing a wide array of outputs including text, images, and executable code from inputs that include text, files, or images and can be used for chatbot customization.  

Eligibility and how to access

ChatGPT Edu is available to FAS, GSAS, and SEAS faculty, staff, and post-doctoral researchers, College students, GSAS PhD students, and most GSAS masters students. 

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Security and privacy

• Approved for use with up to level 3 (medium-risk) confidential data (see examples of confidential administrative and research data) 
• Data you enter will not be used to train OpenAI’s models  

Other tools

Harvard AI Sandbox

FAS staff and faculty can also access the University-wide Harvard AI Sandbox, which launched a new and improved version this summer, including new features such as image generation and data visualization.

• The AI Sandbox offers you the opportunity to test out a variety of large language models within a secure environment.
• Unlike ChatGPT Edu, the AI Sandbox cannot be used to create custom GPTs.

More tools

• More AI tools offered by HUIT can be found here
• Obtain easy access to APIs for a variety of Generative Artificial Intelligence providers and models

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