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AI chatbot helps teach online-onlypsychology classes at Macquarie University

University’s move is part of trend that critics within academia say will lead to further staff cuts and loss of ‘everything that makes the job worth doing’

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Luca Ittimani1 Sept 2026, 03:00 pmUpdated 21h ago1 min readTechGlobal
AI chatbot helps teach online-only psychology classes at Macquarie University

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University’s move is part of trend that critics within academia say will lead to further staff cuts and loss of ‘everything that makes the job worth doing’

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An Australian university has offered students classes with an AI chatbot and minimal human interaction in two subjects, as institutions give the technology more teaching responsibilities.

Macquarie University’s Virtual Peer is part of each week’s learning in two mandatory psychology units, programmed to ask students questions and guide them through scenario-based exercises.

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Source: The Guardian · Luca Ittimani. Published 1 Sept 2026, 03:00 pm.

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