The Lenfest Institute grows landmark program with expanded OpenAI support
The commitment doubles OpenAI's previous support to expand the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program across US newsrooms.
- The commitment includes $5 million in funding alongside up to $5 million in software credits and engineering support.
- The program embeds full-time AI technologists into local news organizations to build practical newsroom tools and governance policies.
- The Lenfest Institute will adapt projects developed by fellows into reusable tools, frameworks, and plugins for broader newsroom adoption.
Participating local newsrooms receive sponsored technical staff and compute credits to implement custom AI workflows and infrastructure.
