A Basic Instructor Course student, center, participates in a immersive counseling simulation session to practice academic counseling techniques on an artificial intelligence avatar at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 8, 2019. The 82nd Training Wing Faculty Development Flight has employed the avatar-based counseling technology as an innovative way to educate new technical training instructors on how to guide Airmen through difficult times and be successful at learning their craft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ilyana Escalona)