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More CA students get AI chatbots in place of school counselors- CalMatters

AI chatbots can cushion the high school counselor shortage — but are they bad for students?

A pixelated 8-bit style illustration in purple, pink and yellow tones that shows a student using a laptop with several icons — a medical bag, a graduation cap, an art color palette and brush, music notes, science testing tubes and a book — around her that represent different careers. Several tex bubbles can also be seen throughout the illustration. Faced with a shortage of counselors, California schools are offering AI chatbots to more students. They're offering advice on college and career options. Illustration by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters; iStock

The more students turn to chatbots, the fewer chances they have to develop real-life relationships that can lead to jobs and later success.

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