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SCSU Library AI Initiative

Meet HuskyBot

A custom academic AI assistant for St. Cloud State University — helping students research faster, write stronger, and cite confidently. Built for academia, owned by SCSU.

Lean by Design
A flagship academic AI initiative launched with under $15K USD.

Advancing Academic Research with AI

A comprehensive initiative to build an AI-powered library assistant that enhances research capabilities across the university.

Custom LLM

A fine-tuned large language model trained on academic datasets for research-specific interactions.

Library Chatbot

Hybrid interface combining chatbot accessibility with powerful LLM-driven responses for library resources.

Writing Assistant

Research paper writing support including outlining, citations, literature reviews, and drafting assistance.

Academic Data

Trained on ArXiv, Semantic Scholar, and PubMed datasets for comprehensive academic knowledge.

Advantages

Real value for every part of SCSU

HuskyBot isn’t a generic chatbot. It’s an academic AI built around the people who use it.

For Students

Research smarter. Write stronger.

  • Find sources in minutes, not hours
  • Stronger drafts and accurate citations
  • A study partner that knows academia
For Faculty

A serious tool for serious teaching.

  • Better-prepared students in class and office hours
  • Accelerate literature reviews
  • A safe, library-aligned alternative to consumer AI
For the Library

Lead the academic AI conversation.

  • Modernize the SCSU library experience
  • Scale reference services 24/7
  • Drive discovery of resources you already invest in

Powerful Capabilities

From finding library resources to generating properly formatted citations, the AI assistant streamlines the entire research workflow.

Library Resource Access
Research Paper Assistance
Citation Generation
Literature Review Help
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Lean by Design

A flagship academic AI — initiated with under $15K USD

HuskyBot is being built lean and pragmatic. By leaning on open-weight models, free academic corpora, and parameter-efficient fine-tuning, SCSU gets a serious tool without a serious bill — a fraction of what comparable enterprise efforts cost.

Ready to Support This Initiative?

Join us in transforming academic research at St. Cloud State University. Whether through collaboration, funding, or expertise — every contribution matters.