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Myers is a student adviser to the state board of education but said he was not speaking or acting in that capacity concerning the walkout.

The Los Angeles school district on Wednesday unveiled a much-awaited AI tool named “Ed” to serve as a new student adviser, programmed to tell its young users and their parents about grades, tests results and attendance — while giving out assignments, suggesting readings and even helping students cope with nonacademic matters.

It had unanimous support from the eight members, with the student adviser abstaining.

Breaking down barriers to access the university’s resources for marginalized students is a major component of the program, said Cataldo, the student adviser.

Olga Koutseridi, a graduate student adviser at the University of Texas at Austin, formed hers in Mariupol, the small city on the Black Sea whose name has become synonymous with the worst devastation Russia has inflicted on Ukraine.