University of Kassel releases its admin AI chatbots as open source

The University of Kassel has released two AI chatbots built by its own administrative staff as open source, so other universities and public bodies can use them, the university announced. The code, system prompts and document library have been free on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license since 30 October.

One chatbot answers questions on research security and export control, such as inviting a visiting scholar from Iran or shipping sensors to Japan. The university's subject expert says it saves up to four hours of work per inquiry. The second checks study and examination rules, module handbooks and course outlines for gaps and contradictions, and returns an evaluation with suggestions within 90 seconds, a job that took several hours per document before.

Other institutions can add their own documents, contacts and processes. Chancellor Oliver Fromm says other universities are already waiting for the export control bot.