It's no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way in recent years — and the availability of AI assistants is a testament to progress. Today, innovative AI assistants can use natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to create content, manage tasks, answer questions, and much more. All of this can save you time in your already-busy schedule while enhancing your productivity.
Interested in trying out an AI assistant for yourself? From now through June 2027, all on-campus and online students at Champlain College will have access to the groundbreaking Claude Pro AI assistant free of charge as a result of our recent partnership with Anthropic (an AI safety and research company). In a matter of minutes, all students can get signed up and take advantage of this incredible technology.
What Is Claude AI?
So, what is Claude AI, exactly? Per Anthropic's website, "Claude AI (Claude) is a generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot and family of large language models (LLMs) developed by the research firm Anthropic. Claude excels at natural language processing (NLP) and is multimodal: It accepts text, audio and visual inputs, and can answer questions, summarize documents and generate long-form text, diagrams, animations, program code and more."
Claude was designed to adhere to a specific code of ethical norms that set it apart from some other AI assistants on the market (including ChatGPT). This code is centered on safety, accountability, and harm reduction in the development of AI tools.
In addition, Claude is available in both free and paid versions. The paid version, known as Claude Pro, offers five times more storage than the free version as well as early access to new features and priority access to the service during high-traffic periods.
Students taking advantage of the free upgrade to Claude Pro can use this cutting-edge technology to assist with a wide range of tasks while in school, including:
- Translating text from other languages
- Summarization of documents
- Proofreading and editing
- Question-answering and topic research
- Fact-checking
- Image and audio processing
- Creation of practice quizzes to assist with studying
With the ethical use of Claude Pro, students can enjoy a personalized learning experience that complements their education. Meanwhile, Claude Pro can help students save time, boost their own productivity, and empower them to get the most out of their academic experiences.
How to Access Claude
How can you take advantage of free access to Claude Pro through Champlain College Online's partnership with Anthropic? Signing up and getting started is quick and simple.
First, visit the Anthropic website to create a free account — and be sure to use your champlian.edu email to qualify for the free upgrade to Claude Pro. Once you've signed up using your Champlain College Online (CCO) email address, you'll have access to the free version of Claude. Within about a week, Anthropic's support team will automatically upgrade your free account to the Pro tier at no charge. When this update occurs, you won't lose any access to your prior work — and there's no need to reach out to Anthropic's support to initiate the upgrade.
Once your account is upgraded, you can verify your Pro status by navigating to your account settings from your Claude dashboard.
If it's been more than a week and you notice that your account is still under the free version of Claude, start by making sure that you've used your Champlain College email address to sign up for the service. If not, you'll need to create another account using your CCO email address in order to gain free access to Claude Pro.
If you already had a paid Claude Pro subscription associated with your CCO email address before this promotion began, you'll need to cancel your plan. From there, at the end of your paid subscription term, your account will be automatically upgraded to Claude Pro.
Keep in mind that this promotion runs through June of 2027. After that time, you'll need to decide whether to opt for the free version or pay to continue using Claude Pro.
Get Started With Claude Pro Today!
Champlain College Online is happy to announce our partnership with Anthropic and free access to Claude Pro for all students through June 2027 — and we hope students will take advantage of this incredible opportunity. With Anthropic's adoption of Constitutional AI ethics and safety principles for responsible use of generative AI, students can enjoy added confidence and peace of mind using this service.
CCO is committed to providing students with the resources and support they need to make the most of their education. We also believe that becoming proficient in the use of AI tools can give students a competitive edge in the workforce, offering valuable hands-on experience in using AI tools to solve real-world problems. At the same time, we remind students of CCO's Academic Honesty policy, which prohibits representing AI-generated work as one's own. We recommend that all CCO students take the time to read and understand these policies.
Feel free to get in touch with our team with any additional questions about our partnership with Anthropic. For specific assistance with your Claude Pro account, you can also reach out to Anthropic's support team.
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