Ep. 8 We Built an AI Advising Bot, Here’s What Happened

Written By Nik Janos

Advising is part mentorship, part logistics—and often a confusing mess. In this episode, we explore how AI might help (or hurt) students and advisors trying to navigate course selection, degree requirements, and policy mazes. We share what happened when we built our own advising bot and tested it in the wild. Could this be the future of student support, or just another edtech fantasy? With special guest Jamie Gunderson.

Josh Farris and Chi Chan, Guiding First-Generation Students to Success

Lauren Coffey, An AI Boost for Academic Advising

Liam Knox, The (AI) Counselor Is in

Nik Janos

Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico.

https://nikjanos.org
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