To date, ChatGPT has become a go-to tool for students globally to personalize their education and advance their personal development. Most ChatGPT users—nearly four in five—are under the age of 35 and the majority of conversations are focused on learning and schoolwork. By supporting AI literacy programs, expanding access to AI, and developing policies to make AI training accessible and affordable, we can ensure students will be better equipped as the workforce of the future.

Yet, access to AI is not distributed evenly. We are committed to working with educators and policymakers to help make AI tools like ChatGPT Edu widely available and responsibly integrated into teaching and learning. Educational institutions have a core role in ensuring that all students and teachers have access to AI and receive the necessary training to benefit from its potential. Estonia has fully embraced this challenge and will be one of the first countries in the world to integrate AI into its education system.

OpenAI will provide the Estonian government with use of ChatGPT Edu, a customized version of ChatGPT built for education systems, and API services. The collaboration also will include technical support and knowledge-sharing for dedicated use cases such as custom GPTs focused on teaching and learning that will save teachers time by removing the administrative tasks from their day, as well as supporting students to build their creativity and critical thinking skills. Use cases can include feedback assistance, student support, study assistance, and lesson planning.

Estonia is already among the top 15 countries globally for ChatGPT usage with one active ChatGPT account for every four citizens, and aggregated usage data shows Estonians use ChatGPT primarily for tutoring and teaching, computer programming and writing.