OpenAI has signed a deal with the government of Malta to give all Maltese residents access to ChatGPT Plus for one year. Multiple outlets report that the arrangement is part of a nationwide government-backed effort to expand access to the paid subscription service. Sources also agree that the access is linked to an AI literacy requirement: before users can activate the free ChatGPT Plus subscription, they must complete an AI literacy course. Several reports specify that the course is developed by the University of Malta, and that it is completed as a condition of participating in the rollout.
While the reports highlight the initiative as a first-of-its-kind government partnership, they do not provide additional details on eligibility verification, cost structures beyond the one-year free access, or how enrollment and course completion are managed beyond completing the course. The information is presented as an OpenAI government partnership that starts with the one-year provision of ChatGPT Plus to residents who satisfy the training requirement.
