Why Schools Are Using a New Chatbot to Help Support Students

WSJ Tech News Briefing

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🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Sonar Mental Health, the developer of an AI-powered chatbot named Sonny, is rolling out its hybrid model to school districts. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon tells us how the part human, part AI chatbot could help schools struggling to meet student demand for mental-health services. And, how the development of air taxis and green aviation tech might fare under President Trump. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.2	your credit. Terms and conditions apply. Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, February
0:36.3	26th. I'm Charlotte Gartenberg for the Wall Street Journal.
0:40.2	Does flying green matter in the Trump era? The president's endorsement of EV-Toles, or electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, is giving a boost to one green aviation industry.
0:51.8	But beyond the top air taxi players, zero-emission aircraft development is falling by the wayside.
0:58.0	We'll hear about what green vehicles are going up and which might be coming down.
1:03.0	Then, it can be hard for teens to open up, particularly if there aren't enough counselors in school districts.
1:10.0	WSJ Family and Tech columnist Julie Jargon explains why some schools are turning to a human
1:16.4	AI chatpot for students in need of mental health support.
1:22.4	But first, President Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have said that the U.S. must win the
1:29.2	E.VTol race with China. Their statements have helped a couple air taxi stocks rally, but a wider
1:35.0	view of green aviation looks less bright. Here to tell us about it is our herd-on-the-street
1:40.4	columnist, John Sindreou. John, let's start by talking about those in green aviation
1:45.5	that are seeing some blue skies.
1:47.7	Who are the major players there right now,
1:50.2	and how's it going for them?
1:51.7	There's many types of zero emission aircraft
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