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The text message from Billy arrived on students’ phones the week of final exams. “It took a lot of hard work, perseverance, and strength to get here, but you’ve finally made it to the other side — the end of the semester! I wanted to take a minute and say that I am so proud of you ...” Three emoji hearts concluded the message. A flood of Cal Poly Pomona students responded: “You’re a King Billy. Never change.” “Love you Billy thank you.” Heart heart heart. Advertisement “T...

Artificial intelligence meets real friendship: College students are bonding with robots Nina Agrawal © Provided by The LA Times Cecilia Santiago-González, left, assistant vice president for strategic initiatives for student success, left, and communications specialist Zoe Lance are managers of Billy Chat, an artificial intelligence text messaging bot for students at Cal Poly Pomona. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) The text message from Billy arrived on students phones the w...

Launched at California State University campuses in 2019 to help students stay on track, chatbots are becoming popular outlets for those seeking information, guidance or company without judgment.