Organisation Name

My.Friend.Lumii / Edu.Bridge.AI

Industry

Education

Organisation Website

https://lumiiai.com

Country

Slovenia

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

General Description of the AI tool

My Friend Lumii is a AI companion for K-12 students with built-in wellbeing support. It is aimed at K-12 families & schools to help support the students' academic efforts with a safe, intelligent, and child-friendly technological support. The students benefit from an ongoing companion that helps them become independent & curious learners, acts as a tutor (with customized lessons), and checks in on their well-being. Parents / teachers benefit from gap analysis, real-time data about students' progress, identifying gaps to close, areas where the student excels, and understanding their feelings.

Github, open data repository

https://github.com/LumiiAI

Relevant Research and Publications

OECD (2021). AI in Education: A Focus on Learning and Well-being.
→ Shows the urgent need for AI tools that balance academic progress with student wellbeing. Helped shape the dual focus of our project: learning + mental health.

UNESCO (2023). Guidance on Generative AI in Education and Research.
→ Outlines ethical AI use for learners, stressing safety and inclusivity. Guided our approach to ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible deployment.

World Health Organization (2021). Adolescent Mental Health Fact Sheet.
→ Highlights academic stress as a leading factor in youth mental health issues. Informed the wellbeing monitoring component of our tool.

Khan Academy (2023). Khanmigo Pilot Reports.
→ Demonstrates potential and limitations of AI tutors. Helped identify market gaps—current AI tutors lack integrated wellbeing and parental safeguards.

GitHub – OpenAI’s GPT-4 Technical Report & Code Samples (2023).
→ Provided technical insight into safe prompting, content filtering, and human-AI collaboration—helped shape our architecture for child-safe interactions.

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