# When the Teaching Assistant Is an AI ‘Twin’ of the Professor

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Podcast: [This Week with EdSurge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-with-edsurge-392475)
Published: 2024-08-27T15:35:03+00:00
Episode link: https://www.edsurge.com/podcasts
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Two instructors made AI chatbot versions of themselves to help teach their classes, and they say class discussion improved as a result. But some teaching experts worry about the long-term implications of bringing in robot teaching assistants.

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