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# LSU roars into AI
- URL: https://www.redeyebr.com/lsu-roars-into-ai/
- Published: 2026-06-25T22:38:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-25T22:38:32.000Z
- Description: The university is building an AI ecosystem—and parents are now part of it.
- Author: JR Ball
- Tags: News

LSU parents recently received an email letting them know that AI can now answer the questions their children claim to have no clue about.

**Why it matters:** Not only is it a handy tool for parents frustrated by the one-word text reply, but it's the latest example of how aggressively LSU is leaning into artificial intelligence, a technology that remains genuinely contested.

**The details:** The state's flagship university has launched the [LSU Family Hub](https://lsu.campusesp.com/about/assistant?ref=redeyebr.com)—a platform operated by a third-party vendor, CampusESP.

- The AI assistant is touted to provide parents "24/7 answers" to questions about campus resources, deadlines and how to support their students.

**Embracing change:** The Family Hub assistant is just one piece of a fast-growing LSU AI ecosystem:

- LSU launched [MikeGPT](https://mikegpt.lsu.edu/?ref=redeyebr.com) in late 2024—a homegrown AI assistant built on 35,000 university documents, designed as a secure, LSU-specific alternative to ChatGPT for faculty and staff.
- The LSU Student Senate passed a resolution in November to allow MikeGPT for student tutoring—more than a year after the university promised students would have access.
- The LSU Board of Regents approved a new four-year AI degree, launching this fall, aimed at producing graduates who build AI systems rather than just use them.
- The Faculty Senate issued formal AI guidelines in fall 2025, giving faculty authority to set their own classroom policies.

**The bottom line:** LSU isn't tiptoeing into AI—it's sprinting.