OpenAI invited caregivers to free hands-on ChatGPT classes in five U.S. cities, and paid each one $75 plus a free year of ChatGPT Plus to come.

Key Takeaways

  • OpenAI Academy held free AI Skills Jam workshops for caregivers in Oakland, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Detroit on Nov. 10
  • Attendees got 12 months of ChatGPT Plus at no cost and a $75 stipend for travel and time away from caregiving
  • The Alzheimer's Association, the American Diabetes Association and the Caregiver Action Network partnered on the sessions
  • The classes covered schedules, plain-language health materials and privacy, but not diagnosis or treatment

OpenAI said the workshops are meant to help caregivers use AI for the everyday work around care. The in-person sessions ran from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. local time and were led by OpenAI facilitators and mentors.

What Caregivers Learned

The classes used guided exercises and needed no technical background. Caregivers practiced organizing schedules and checklists, turning trusted health information into plain-language materials, preparing guides for support groups and finding local services such as transportation and respite care.

Sessions also covered AI safety and how to protect personal health information. OpenAI said the program is non-clinical, so diagnosis, treatment and medical advice were left out, and ChatGPT is not presented as a replacement for health care professionals.

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Who Could Sign Up

The workshops were open to family and individual caregivers, groups that run caregiver education or peer support, and organizations helping people with chronic or serious illnesses. People living with those conditions could also attend.

Each attendee got breakfast and lunch, and the $75 stipend was paid electronically within 24 hours of the event.

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Originally published on Fathom News.