{"id":52128,"date":"2026-03-11T09:45:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=52128"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:19:53","slug":"while-sxsw-edu-talks-ai-austin-community-college-district-is-deploying-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2026\/03\/11\/while-sxsw-edu-talks-ai-austin-community-college-district-is-deploying-it\/","title":{"rendered":"While SXSW EDU talks AI, Austin Community College District is deploying it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As national leaders gather in Austin to debate the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, Austin Community College District (ACC) is putting it to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACC will announce a major investment from the Trellis Foundation to activate a human-based AI-powered system designed to proactively support students, personalize interventions, and better align education with the demands of an AI-driven workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Powered By AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, March 11, 2026<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 11 a.m. \u2013 Noon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone is invited to watch the livestream and learn more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/event\/5776327\/6e4f31e203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Livestream Link<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform will integrate real-time student data to anticipate needs before they become barriers. 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