OpenAI unveils NextGenAI, a consortium of research institutions including Harvard, MIT, and Oxford, and commits $50M in compute, API access, and research grants

OpenAI on Monday said it is supporting a new consortium called NextGenAI that would focus on supporting AI-assisted research at top universities. NextGenAI, whose 15 founding academic partners include Harvard, the University of Oxford and MIT, will be funded with $50 million in research grants,…