Editorial analysis: Public-sector access deals change the calculus for enterprise adoption and procurement of generative AI tools, so practitioners should track pricing, training, and support terms. According to Politico, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Anthropic reached an agreement that would make Claude the first AI tool available to all California state agencies and local governments and cut the chatbot's price in half for agencies that opt in. The governor's office press release says the agreement includes 50% discounted access, free workforce training, and GenAI technical assistance from Anthropic staff. Politico reported that California's chief information officer, Chris Given, expects many departments to move usage to the contract. PYMNTS notes Bloomberg recently reported the federal government granted approval related to Anthropic's Mythos 5 model.
California signs deal with Anthropic to deploy Claude across state government