According to a recent survey by the Digital Education Council, a whopping 86% of university students worldwide are turning to artificial intelligence for help with their coursework. This trend is set to have significant implications for the future of education. In response, Anthropic has launched Claude for Education, a program aimed at empowering universities to influence AI’s societal role actively.
Central to this initiative is the Learning mode, a novel feature that alters how Claude, Anthropic’s chatbot, interacts with students. Instead of handing out answers directly, Claude now guides learners towards discovering solutions on their own. Employing the Socratic method, it prompts users with questions such as “What evidence supports your conclusion?” to deepen their understanding.
This innovative approach is supported by the 3.7 Sonnet, Anthropic’s latest hybrid reasoning model, and is integrated with the Projects feature, allowing users to organize chats by topic. Available to all Pro users with an .edu email, Claude for Education is also being rolled out in partnership with prestigious institutions like Northeastern University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Champlain College.
Anthropic is further enhancing its educational outreach through two new programs: Claude Campus Ambassadors, which offers students the opportunity to collaborate with Anthropic on school-based educational projects, and a program providing API credits to students for projects involving Claude. Additionally, Anthropic is teaming up with Instructure, the creators of Canvas, to improve access to AI integration tools in academic settings.
