AI Assistant Navi
AI Assistant Navi helps users find study-related guidelines and practices and other contents available in the Student's Guide. It can assist, for example, when users are looking for information on starting or progressing with their studies or on academic counselling and other study support services.
During the pilot phase, AI Assistant Navi is available to students and staff at Tampere University. The assistant can used by signing on with a TUNI user account.
Using AI Assistant Navi
A link to AI Assistant Navi can be found next to the search panel in the top right corner of the intranet, as well as via the intranet's Shortcuts. The AI assistant operates on a separate website.
- You can change the assistant’s language from the top right corner of the page.
- Enter your question in the Ask the AI assistant text field and click Send.
- The AI assistant does not save conversation histories. If you wish, you can copy and save the responses for your own records by selecting the text and using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C.
- Select “Start new conversation” when you want to ask about a different topic. This will delete the previous conversation.
When you are asking a question, be as clear as possible and specify your faculty, degree programme or stage of studies where relevant. However, never provide any personal or sensitive data, such as your student number, personal identity code or health details.
Service request to Student’s Navigaattori
If the assistant is unable to answer your question, you can use it to submit a service request to Student’s Navigaattori. The AI assistant will collect the conversation data and your contact information for the request. You will receive a notification to your TUNI email address once your message has been received. This enables you to contact student advisory services and continue resolving your issue with a specialist.
You can also use other Student’s Navigaattori services, if you cannot find the information you are looking for or are unsure about something in the response you get.
Sources used by AI Assistant Navi
AI Assistant Navi generates its responses from a predefined set of sources. The sources include the contents of the Student's Guide and the support materials used in academic counselling and other guidance services.
The Finnish-language assistant uses Finnish-language content while the English-language assistant uses English-language content.
The AI assistant does not search or utilise:
- Curriculum and course information in the Student's Guide
- Attachments linked to Student's Guide pages
- Intranet news or events
- Content from other intranet pages, such as IT user policies
- Intranet unit pages or staff profiles
- Content from the public tuni.fi website
Remember to verify information
AI Assistant Navi’s responses may contain omissions or inaccuracies. Always verify the information in the Student's Guide pages cited as sources. You can also contact Student’s Navigaattori whenever you cannot find the information you are looking for or if you are unsure about something in the response you get.
Feedback
You can give feedback on the performance of AI Assistant Navi using the feedback function available in the service. Selecting either the thumbs-up or thumbs-down icon opens a text field where you can give more detailed feedback. The feedback is used to support the development of AI Assistant Navi, Student’s Guide and the contents of academic counselling and other study guidance materials.
You may also send feedback to navigaattori.tau [at] tuni.fi.