The University of New England (UNE) will offer all students an AI platform from next month that they can use to build AI assistants as study aids and get to grips with the technology.

The Madgwick platform, named after the university’s first vice-chancellor, is built on technology by a Newcastle, NSW startup, Simtheory.

It acts as an “integrated AI workspace where students can build their own team of AI assistants tailored to their specific study habits,” the university said in a statement.

“These assistants bring search, planning, coding, and research capabilities into a single unified environment.”

The intent is not only to help students directly, but also to assist them to develop AI skills that would be applicable in any workplace they go on to join.

Providing the platform to stu

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