In February 2025, the Cal State system signed a $17 million contract with OpenAI that granted Cal State students, faculty and staff free access to ChatGPT Edu through July 2026. This AI initiative has been met with mixed reactions. Aside from ethical concerns with cheating, it raises a watershed of environmental and philosophical dilemmas.
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Cal Poly should rethink its messaging with ChatGPT Edu
In their school-wide emails, nowhere has Cal Poly warned students about the implications that AI usage has on the environment.
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ChatGPT Edu AI tool to launch at Cal Poly
Cal Poly students, faculty and staff will receive free access to ChatGPT Edu starting April 28 as part of the Cal State system’s AI initiative
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Innovation at a price: The environmental cost of the Cal State’s new AI initiative
The Cal State AI initiative raises environmental concerns due to the high energy use, water consumption and lack of transparency from big tech companies.