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NSU Launches First-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence Bot to Help Students, Faculty and Staff
Amazon may have Alexa, but Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has Julie!
Created by NSU’s Office of Innovation and Technology, Julie is an AI chatbot that will optimize the university experience.
NSU’s Office of Innovation and Technology has developed and debuted “Julie” to its students, faculty and staff. Julie is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that was designed to help the NSU community navigate and optimize their university experience.
“At NSU, we consistently seek out ways to provide an edge for our students and Julie is another element that allows them to have access to innovation,” said Dr. George Hanbury, president of NSU. “Technology is embedded in NSU’s DNA, having pioneered many firsts that today are taken for granted. This latest feature is yet another advancement designed to provide the best possible educational experience for our students.”
Online chatbots are typically a computer program or AI that holds a conversation with a user via text or voice, responding in ways that a human would. Beyond automating simple requests, they are able to provide assistance or access information quickly and efficiently.
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