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OpenAI goes deeper into government with Leidos contractor partnership

Government use of OpenAI seems lagging. A new partnership might change that. (Picture: generated)
OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Government in August last year, but is clearly not happy with the adoption.

They are now partnering with the giant government contractor/consultancy Leidos, according to a release, to «integrate Open AI-powered generative and agentic AI into the core workflows of customers in strategic markets.»

This starts by deploying OpenAI’s technology internally for the company, and then by «harnessing the transformative power of AI to help improve how federal agencies operate.»

OpenAI says they want to move «beyond experimentation and into real-world deployment that improves efficiency, resilience and public service.»

Read more: Leidos press release, Gizmodo.

OpenAI giveaway: All of government to get ChatGPT for a year for $1 per agency

ChatGPT is coming to government, basically for free for the first year, but will they be hooked after that?
ChatGPT usage could shed some serious time by automating routine work. (Picture: Generated, Mark Hillary, CC BY 2.0)
OpenAI has partnered with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide ChatGPT Enterprise basically for free.

Potentially all of government civilian employees are covered by the deal, reaching some 2—3 million in the current federal workforce. That would be a boon for OpenAI, but more in the sense of prestige than in usage, as ChatGPT currently has around 700 million weekly users.

The agreement could likely cement a full year of entrenched habits, history and preferred use if successful — basically locking in OpenAI as the preferred AI provider across federal agencies.

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