OpenAI's new Rosalind Academic Plan gives research labs up to 30 free seats for a year

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OpenAI is launching the Rosalind Academic Plan for research labs at US universities, offering up to 30 free Business Standard seats for up to twelve months without API access. The plan centers on GPT-Rosalind, a life sciences model that connects to specialized tools through Rosalind Workbench. OpenAI screens institutions, lead researchers, and planned uses before approval, monitors subsequent use, and applies safeguards to sensitive research; the company says it does not train on research data by default.

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OpenAI has launched the Rosalind Academic Plan, offering eligible research labs at U.S. universities sponsored access to GPT-Rosalind and life sciences research tools. According to The Decoder, approved labs can receive up to 30 free Business Standard seats for up to twelve months; API access is excluded. The plan centers on GPT-Rosalind, a life sciences model that connects to specialized tools through Rosalind Workbench. OpenAI said the tools are intended to help researchers understand biology, explore ideas and decide what to test next. The Decoder reported that OpenAI reviews each institution, lead researcher and planned use before approving access, then monitors use and applies safeguards to sensitive research. OpenAI says it does not train on research data by default.

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