But the latest versions of ChatGPT and rivals from other tech giants are even more powerful. So Ashok K. Goel, a professor of computer science and human-centered computing at the university leading the creation of Jill Watson, devised an unusual plan. He’s asking Jill Watson to serve as a kind of monitor or lifeguard to ChatGPT. Essentially, Jill Watson is fact-checking the work of its peer chatbot before sending results on to students. “Jill Watson is the intermediary,” Goel tells EdSurge.