Bowdoin College Tool Sway Facilitates Student Dialogue - Bowdoin Professor Promotes Healthy Disagreement Through AI Messaging Platform
February 25, 2026
February 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Dan Stone, associate professor of economics at Bowdoin College, is using an AI-powered messaging platform to help students engage in productive dialogue across ideological differences. The tool, called Sway, was developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers to facilitate conversations between individuals with opposing viewpoints.
Stone used the platform in his classes to address political polarization and promote respect. According to Stone, the software . . .
Stone used the platform in his classes to address political polarization and promote respect. According to Stone, the software . . .