ShiffBot

About This Project

Summary

In ShiffBot, we explore how AI can be shaped specifically for students and teachers during the learning process. In partnership with noted programming teacher and YouTube creator, Dan Shiffman, we developed ShiffBot, a chatbot powered by Gemini (and downloadable Chrome extension) that uses Shiffman’s inspirational teaching style and educational corpus to help learners overcome coding challenges when they’re working on their own in p5.js - without just giving them the answer.

Goals & Objectives

This experiment was an opportunity for Shiffman, his students, the p5 coding community, and Google to explore ways for AI to show up responsibly in education. It was also an important step towards learning how Google’s various EDU offerings can best benefit from AI in the future.