The state of California has entered a partnership with Anthropic to provide its AI assistant, Claude, to all state and local government agencies. [3, 4, 7] The agreement makes Claude the first generative AI tool to be available statewide through a new government portal, granting access at a 50% discount. [2, 4, 5]
The deal aims to increase the adoption of AI in the public sector to improve efficiency and services for residents. [2, 4] In addition to the reduced price, the partnership includes free workforce training and technical support from Anthropic. [3, 5, 8] Governor Gavin Newsom stated the goal is to assist government workers in solving problems more effectively, not to replace them. [2, 5]