{"id":8603,"date":"2024-06-11T11:31:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=8603"},"modified":"2024-06-11T15:40:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T15:40:58","slug":"university-of-northampton-students-create-new-ai-chatbot-prototype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2024\/06\/11\/university-of-northampton-students-create-new-ai-chatbot-prototype\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Northampton Students Create New AI Chatbot Prototype"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"University of Northampton students develop AI chatbot\" width=\"595\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uTMG4E-n9fw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this short film, Dr Mu Mu, Programme Leader for the AI and Data Science course, and students discuss a new project that aims to improve student access to information through the development of a new AI chatbot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Mu Mu explains that students often have common questions about their schedules, deadlines, and accommodation. 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