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

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Unfixed: How AI Is Reshaping the University
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Jul 28, 2025
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Summary

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?