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Boise State University builds campus-wide AI platform on AWS and cuts per-user costs by 80%

AI in Education EditorialUpdated June 2, 20261 min readRead source
Boise State University builds campus-wide AI platform on AWS and cuts per-user costs by 80%
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Skip to Main Content AWS Public Sector Blog Boise State University builds campus-wide AI platform on AWS and cuts per-user costs by 80% Boise State University serves 30,000 students and 1,400 faculty, making it Idaho’s largest university. By 2024, students and faculty across campus were using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, but adoption was fragmented—some paid for subscriptions to off-the-shelf solutions, while others used no cost versions.

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