Harness AI: Improve Outcomes and Reduce Costs
As agents of change in higher education, you are reimagining the future of your institutions. Gray Decision Intelligence (DI) offers a suite of AI-powered tools designed to put trusted data and strategic intelligence directly into the hands of academic leaders, helping you confidently start, grow, and optimize your academic portfolio for student success.
Additionally, Gray DI offers the College Companion suite, an innovative set of specialized AI applications designed to significantly enhance the college experience for students, professors, and staff. The result is improved learning outcomes, stronger job readiness, and deeper visibility into student engagement and progress.
Our AI-Powered Decision Intelligence Suite
Our core AI products integrate seamlessly with the Program Evaluation System (PES) to simplify complex decisions.
Economics Agent
A secure, conversational AI trained on your PES Economics & Outcomes data. Simply ask questions in plain English (no technical skills required) to get immediate, reliable answers on program contribution, faculty workload, and instructional costs.
Predict Program Size
Uses machine learning to predict the most uncertain and impactful number in program plans: enrollment. It calculates program revenue, expense, and cash flow with 10-year pro forma financials to inform strategic planning and reduce the risk of expensive program failures.
Download the Predict Program Size one-page info sheet
Program Remix
An AI-powered tool that helps you design relevant, in-demand degrees by repurposing existing courses, faculty expertise, and academic resources you already have in place. This capability allows you to launch new degrees faster and smarter without added budget or hiring new staff.
Download the Program Remix one-page info sheet
AI Reports (PES AI Reporting Tool)
Provides easy-to-understand text summaries of more than 50 crucial metrics on the markets for academic programs. It enables leaders to quickly understand the market for their programs and make better decisions on which programs to Start, Stop, Fix, or Grow.
Download the AI Reporting Tool one-page info sheet
Program Profile
Generates an in-depth custom report that provides a complete picture of an academic program’s viability, including Student Demand Analysis, Employment Opportunity Forecasting, and Competitive Program Benchmarking.
College Companions
Meet the AI-powered suite designed to provide personalized, round-the-clock support to students.
- Course Companion
An online tutor grounded in a professor's content, allowing students to ask questions via text or voice, all while faculty maintain full control over the curriculum. - Career Companion
Empowers students with personalized career matching, goal progress tracking, and preparation tools like Resume & Interview Support. - Communication Companion
AI and Higher Ed Insights
Easy to Use, Eager for More: Key Takeaways from Our CoCo Pilot
Early results from Gray DI’s Communication Companion pilot hint at the promise of AI-enabled speech coaching, revealing strong ease-of-use feedback and early traction among student users. Discover what students noticed, where opportunity emerges, and how this pilot is shaping the next evolution of AI-powered communication learning.
Why Your AI Tutor Might Be Widening the Achievement Gap
AI tutoring tools promise personalization and better outcomes, yet emerging evidence reveals a hidden risk that could quietly widen learning gaps. A small group of motivated students gains the most, while many others see little benefit and may lose opportunities for deeper cognitive growth. Discover how well-intentioned AI use can backfire and what strategies truly ensure that AI supports equity, independence, and lasting student success.
The 24/7 Career Advisor I Wish I’d Had in College
Many students hesitate to ask for help until it feels too late. This reflection explores that moment of uncertainty and how AI can help bridge the gap. Meet Career Companion, an empathetic 24/7 partner that helps students privately explore academic and career paths before meeting with an advisor. Discover how CoCo and the College Companions are reshaping how students navigate their choices with confidence and clarity.
Beyond the Prompt: Why Agentic AI Is the Future-Proofing Strategy for Community Colleges
As AI evolves from reactive to agentic, colleges face a defining moment. Agentic AI can transform how institutions operate, teach, and support students, creating new capacity for personalization, efficiency, and insight while preserving human oversight and ethics. Discover how colleges can move beyond prompting to build AI-prepared, future-ready institutions.
The 8 Pillars of AI Adoption: A Roadmap for Community College Leaders
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping education faster than most institutions can respond. The 8 Pillars of AI Adoption outlines a clear roadmap to help colleges harness AI’s transformative potential while maintaining ethical governance, supporting faculty, and preparing students for an AI-driven workforce. Explore how forward-thinking leaders are turning rapid change into long-term opportunity and discover the strategies that can make your institution future ready.
The Perils of Flawed Data in the Age of AI
AI can unlock powerful insights for colleges and universities—but only if it’s fueled by accurate data. Explore how outdated or incomplete inputs can quietly distort critical decisions—and why getting the data right is essential to fully realizing AI’s potential.
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AI for Academic Leaders: 5 Key Questions Answered
What AI products does Gray DI offer to help Chief Academic Officers (CAOs) with strategic program management?
Gray DI’s AI-powered Decision Intelligence Suite for academic leaders includes Program Remix (for program design), Predict Program Size (for enrollment forecasting and pro forma financials), Economics Agent (for financial inquiry), AI Reports (for automated market summaries), and Program Profile (for in-depth market reports).
How does the AI tool Program Remix enable new degree launch without an increased budget?
Program Remix is an AI-powered tool that designs new, relevant, in-demand degrees by repurposing and reimagining your institution’s existing courses, faculty expertise, and academic resources, thereby avoiding the cost and time of building programs from scratch.
What do the AI: College Companions do to improve student success?
The AI: College Companions suite provides 24/7 personalized, round-the-clock support to students for success. The suite includes Course Companion (an online academic tutor), Career Companion (for job readiness and resume support), and Communication Companion (for practicing high-stakes communication skills).
What key financial insights does the Predict Program Size product provide?
Predict Program Size uses machine learning to forecast enrollment with over 90% accuracy and feeds into 10-year pro forma financials, calculating a program’s expected revenue, expense, and cash flow to reduce the risk of expensive program failures.