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UMD offers AI chatbots for 10 courses this semester
The Diamondback - Some classes at the University of Maryland now use artificial intelligence chatbots released by this university’s Division of Information Technology.The bots, piloted last spring, are similar in function to well-known chatbots such as ChatGPT, according to business professor Michael Kimbrough. The chatbots can answer questions about the syllabus, course structure and class material.The 10 chatbot-assisted courses offered this semester include business, computer science and engineering classes, according to Maryland Today.
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