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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The Guardian writes about how Georgia Tech's Ashok Goel's decision to introduce a new staff member, Jill Watson. She would answer students’ (often repetitive) queries quickly and accurately. She was a virtual assistant.
Read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/apr/04/the-automated-university-bots-and-drones-amid-the-dreaming-spires
