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Saharnaz Babaei-Balderlou

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We’re economists who designed a chatbot to help our students reason instead of cheat. Meet ‘Macro Buddy’

About 90% of 1,100 U.S. students surveyed at two-year and four-year colleges in 2025 reported using generative AI.

06.03.2026 0

Fortune

Saharnaz babaei-balderlou

We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers

We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers

A 2025 study shows that an AI-based tutor improves learning when it prompts reasoning and is paired with peer discussion.

05.03.2026 3

The Conversation

Saharnaz babaei-balderlou