Teaching Responsible AI Through Student-Developed AI Assistants for Faculty Clients
Miller, Charlena · Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research · 2025
In this session, explore an innovative undergraduate business project where students developed customized AI assistants for faculty across multiple STEM and humanities disciplines. Through project-based learning, students created responsible AI solutions while engaging in structured client discovery, development, and testing processes. The initiative, which produced 17 faculty-student collaborations, demonstrates how non-technical students can effectively harness AI capabilities while constraining it and maintaining ethical boundaries. Learn how this practical approach applies hands-on AI custom bot development to enhance students' critical thinking, interdisciplinary learning, and professional competencies.