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OpenAI announced a partnership with Malta that will give every Maltese citizen and resident free access to ChatGPT Plus for a year after they complete a government‑backed AI literacy course. The "AI for All" program, developed with the University of Malta, rolls out this month and also covers Maltese nationals abroad. Officials say the move is part of a broader push to embed AI education into public services, while similar discussions are underway in the United Arab Emirates. Read more

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman announced that India now has 100 million weekly active users of ChatGPT, making the country the platform’s second‑largest market after the United States. The growth is driven largely by students, and OpenAI has tailored its pricing and launched a free‑for‑a‑year tier to suit India’s price‑sensitive environment. Altman highlighted the nation’s importance at an upcoming AI summit in New Delhi, where the company plans to deepen partnerships with the Indian government and expand AI access across the country. Read more

Anthropic has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration to create a specialized classifier that blocks its Claude chatbot from providing information that could aid nuclear weapon development. The collaboration involved testing Claude in a Top‑Secret cloud environment, red‑team exercises by the NNSA, and the development of a filter based on a list of nuclear‑risk indicators. While the effort is praised as a proactive safety measure, experts express mixed views, questioning the classifier’s effectiveness and the broader implications of private AI firms accessing sensitive national‑security data. Read more