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U of T Data Sciences Institute to lead initiative awarding $1M in Claude credits for AI-powered research<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-07-14 16:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.utoronto.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

The University of Toronto\u2019s Data Sciences Institute said it will lead an initiative to award $1 million in credits for the AI system Claude to accelerate research across the university.<\/p>\n

The initiative is part of a Canada-wide, $10-million commitment from Claude-maker Anthropic to fund AI research at eight institutions, including Toronto\u2019s Vector Institute, Mila in Montreal and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding on the university\u2019s strong history of leadership in artificial intelligence, the University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute will launch a competitive process to access Claude API credits, with a scientific review panel ensuring they are awarded to safe, high-quality and impactful research,\u201d said Professor Gary Bader, <\/strong>associate director, research and software at DSI, a U of T institutional strategic initiative.<\/p>\n

Anthropic credits Canadian researchers \u2013\u00a0and U of T in particular \u2013\u00a0with helping to usher in the AI era, an effort exemplified by the Nobel Prize-winning work of University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton<\/strong>. \u201cThe University of Toronto continued advancing neural network research when most of the field had moved on, helping prove it could work at scale,\u201d said Brian Peters<\/strong>, head of North America government affairs at Anthropic. \u201cThat long-term commitment to getting AI right is something Anthropic is built on, and we\u2019re glad to be supporting future innovative U of T research with Claude.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leah Cowen<\/strong>, U of T\u2019s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives, underscored the university\u2019s strong history of responsible AI leadership \u2013 and the critical work continuing to take place across its three campuses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new initiative with the Data Sciences Institute will provide access to cutting-edge AI tools to researchers and will open new possibilities for discovery, analysis and innovation across the university,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anthropic is also partnering with CHEO, the Centre for…<\/p>\n

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