Today, the company behind the AI chatbot Claude announced two initiatives designed to shape how institutions adopt AI. The first is the creation of a Higher Education Advisory Board made up of distinguished academic leaders. The second is the launch of three new AI Fluency courses aimed at both students and faculty. The moves underscore Anthropic’s dual strategy to influence policy through academic leadership while providing practical tools to accelerate adoption. Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees and is known for its “safety-first” approach to AI. Its foray into education seems to reflect this ethos. “The choices made in the next few years about how AI enters the classroom will shape a generation’s relationship with both technology and learning,” the company said in its announcement.