Webinarsammanfattning: Möt BOB, AI-assistenten specialbyggd för skolor

Hej allihopa! Jag heter Amy Bennett och är stabschef på Lightspeed Systems, och jag måste bara säga att jag var helt otroligt glad över att få dela det senaste om BOB 3.0 med min kollega och mångårige partner i webbinarier, Rob Chambers. Under de senaste 17 åren har vi gjort många sådana, men ärligt talat kändes den här verkligen speciell.

Let me walk you through a few of the things we covered in our recent “Meet BOB, The AI Assistant Purpose-Built for Schools” webinar, because if you care about student safety, smarter tech, and saving time for teachers and IT staff, you’re going to want to meet BOB.

➡ If you’d like, you can watch the webinar on-demand now.

Our Smart AI Philosophy—It’s All About Visibility and Control

First off, let’s talk about our approach to AI. At Lightspeed, we’re always thinking, “How can we help our customers with AI?” And I get it: AI in schools can feel big and complicated. Every app seems to be adding AI features, and that means more privacy and security risks to consider. But at the end of the day, we believe you should have visibility into what’s happening and control over how AI is used in your environment.

“How can we make use of AI across all users and tools, not just in the Lightspeed platform? How can we make it safe, managed, appropriate, and transparent? How can we let you know what’s going on, give you visibility into apps with AI, and then let you lock it down or turn it off if needed?”

That’s our philosophy. AI should never be a black box. You should know what’s happening and feel empowered to manage it.

Meet BOB 3.0—Not Just a Bot, But a “Bot of Bots”

Okay, here’s the fun part. If you remember our My Big Campus days, maybe you remember BOB, a friendly little bot who helped guide students and teachers inside our LMS. Fast forward to today, and BOB is back: smarter, more helpful, and AI-powered like never before.

BOB 3.0 isn’t just one AI. It’s a whole orchestrated system running behind the scenes. Rob explained it best:

“You don’t have to worry about what’s the right implementation of AI or what model to use. We have BOB for you… BOB will handle that orchestration and know where to farm those things out for you.”

So, whether you’re troubleshooting tech issues, reviewing new apps, or keeping students safe, BOB is there to surface insights, automate tedious tasks, and just generally make your life a little easier.

You’ll see BOB pop up in features like:

• AI Image Blurring: automatically blurring inappropriate images by policy without causing more headaches.
• AI Highlights in Filtering: Want to know why a site is blocked, or what policy a student is on? Just ask BOB.
• Mobile and Classroom Tools: We’re building toward a future where BOB helps you on the go, right from your phone or in the classroom.

Empowering People and Protecting Students

At the end of the day, everything we do is to help the real people in schools (IT teams, teachers, counselors, principals) do their jobs better and keep students safe. We know there just aren’t enough hours in the day, and that AI can help lighten that load.

Imagine asking BOB to draft a note to parents, prep talking points for a tough conversation, or flag students who might be at risk—automatically, quickly, and safely.

And rest assured, privacy and security are always top of mind. Everything we do is privacy by design. We don’t share personal data with AI models, and we’re always aligned with the strictest security standards.