Indiana University made its flagship AI literacy course free and open to all, removing tuition and application barriers for learners who complete the program and earn an AI skills badge from the Kelley School of Business. The university said the decision followed rapid demand for practical AI fluency from corporations, small businesses, state agencies, and other universities after the course launched roughly eight months earlier. The move frames AI literacy as a public-good priority while highlighting how major universities are shifting from paid, gated professional development toward scalable, credentialed access models.