Anthropic Launches Claude Corps AI Fellowship Program
Anthropic is launching Claude Corps, a national fellowship program that will train 1,000 early-career individuals in AI skills and place them at nonprofits for a year. This initiative aims to extend the benefits of AI to underserved communities and provide fellows with valuable career skills, backed by an initial $150 million investment. The program partners with CodePath for fellowship management and Social Finance for evaluation, and will support 400 nonprofits over the next year.
- →Introduction of Claude Corps National Fellowship Program
- →Program Goals and Investment
- →Partnership Structure for Claude Corps
- →Fellowship Experience and Support
- →Nonprofit Host Organizations Participating
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- Introduction of Claude Corps National Fellowship Program
Anthropic is launching Claude Corps, a fellowship program designed to train 1,000 early-career individuals in AI, specifically how to use Claude effectively. These fellows will then be placed at nonprofit organizations across America for a full-time, year-long engagement, paid to help host organizations advance their missions using AI tools.
- Program Goals and Investment
The program aims to equip host organizations with valuable AI tools and systems, while fellows build AI skills for their future careers. Anthropic is committing an initial $150 million to the program, viewing it as a model for widening AI benefits during economic disruption.
- Partnership Structure for Claude Corps
Claude Corps is structured as a three-way partnership: Anthropic funds and leads the program strategy, providing AI expertise; CodePath, an educational nonprofit, acts as the fellows' employer of record and manages programming; and Social Finance, a nonprofit investment advisor, leads measurement and evaluation, developing a scalable financial vehicle.
- Fellowship Experience and Support
Each fellowship lasts 12 months, beginning with intensive training from Anthropic and CodePath. Fellows receive five hours of ongoing training weekly, a full-time salary of $85,000 with benefits, mentorship from CodePath, technical support from Anthropic, and an expansive Claude token budget.
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- Nonprofit Host Organizations Participating
Over the next 12 months, at least 400 nonprofits will host Claude Corps Fellows. Examples of participating organizations include Braven, Code the Dream, Heartland Forward, Montgomery County Food Bank, Team Red, White & Blue, and RAINN, each aiming to leverage AI for their specific missions.
- Anthropic's Policy Framework for AI's Impact on Work
The announcement of Claude Corps is accompanied by Anthropic's policy framework for addressing AI's impact on the workforce, emphasizing the responsibility of AI builders to ensure benefits are shared and to invest in workers affected by technological change.
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