Newsom strikes Anthropic deal to get California government half price Claude AI access

Date:
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:05:00 +0000

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Anthropic has provided the Californian government with access to Claude, with a 50% discount.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter California government will have access to Anthropic's Claude with a 50% discount The technology will be used to improve workflows and cybersecurity Governor Newsom said Claude will be used "responsibly, transparently, and in service of people" The government of California will now be able to use Anthropics Claude AI with a half price discount.

A press release published by California Governor Gavin Newsom says the
state's government will also have access to free workforce training, expert GenAI technical assistance and workflow input from Anthropic developers. This partnership is about using technology the California way: responsibly, transparently, and in service of people. AI should not replace the human work of government; it should help our workers move faster, solve problems more effectively, and deliver better results for Californians, Gov. Newson said. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Claude comes to California The discount for Claude also extends to local governments at the city and county level, allowing state workers with lower budgets to gain access to cutting edge tech. Gov. Newson said the technology will primarily be used for drafting, summarization, and analysis, while also supplementing day-to-day work and improving services for Californians.

Californian state agencies will be able to access Claude through the
Statewide Information Technology Shared Services (SITeS), a new portal that centralizes AI tools for government use. The Californian government has already worked alongside Anthropic to integrate Claude into numerous tools
for state workers, such as the Engaged California tool that provides Californians with more of a voice in policymaking. You may like Judge blocks Trump crackdown on Anthropic, restoring Claude access to Federal workers Anthropic reveals Claude Managed Agents, promises to make agent building '10x faster' Anthropic reveals Claude for Small Business to help 'close the gap' using AI

Claude Security and Claude Code are also being integrated into the workflows of the California Department of Technology and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services in order to improve cybersecurity. The
California DMV will use Claude to reduce wait times and improve services, and the Department of Healthcare Services will use Claude to assist in the states Medicaid program.

The state is home to 33 of the top 50 private AI companies in the world, including Anthropic. As a California company, we feel a real responsibility
to our home state. Were honored to expand our partnership with Californias agencies and to put Claude to work for the people who keep this state
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