Colleges are piloting AI interventions to identify at‑risk students and personalize supports aimed at reducing dropout rates. Vendors and campus pilots highlight predictive flags, 24/7 tutoring and tailored nudges to improve retention; institutions say the technology can scale outreach and free advisors for high‑value advising. New research from the National Institute for Student Success and the Burning Glass Institute traced Georgia State’s long‑running student‑success interventions—proactive advising, microgrants and summer acceleration—to higher degree completion and stronger early‑career earnings. Alumni who received supports earned $5,000–$9,000 more on average, with the largest gains for Pell recipients. Colleges now face operational questions about integrating AI with evidence‑based success practices, aligning privacy and FERPA compliance, and ensuring resources diverted to technology actually expand human supports rather than replace them.