Malta’s government announced on Saturday that the country’s citizens and residents will gain free access to ChatGPT Plus and Microsoft Copilot for a year under deals closed with OpenAI and Microsoft.
The announcement comes as governments around the world – including the EU – are pushing for their citizens and businesses to adopt AI, hoping to gain a productivity edge. At the same time, AI companies are looking to translate hundreds of billions of euros invested into data centres into reliable customers for their tech.
Under Saturday’s partnership, the University of Malta will provide a two-hour course to individuals who, after completing it, will be able to access both tools for a year without paying.
According to OpenAI’s website, this means the island’s citizens will be able to use the most up-to-date model, work with larger files, and access AI agents and deep research tools in ChatGPT.
“Through this ‘AI for Everyone’ course we are making sure that every…
