‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school

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A humanoid robot and AI teaching assistant pilot program is being introduced at Salamanca High School in New York on Seneca nation territory. The initiative faces criticism from teachers and Native American residents for being culturally insensitive and dehumanizing.

Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American population A humanoid robot is being introduced as part of a pilot program, along with an AI teaching assistant, at Salamanca high school in Salamanca, New York, located on the Allegany territory of the Seneca nation. Teachers have criticized the program, deeming it “inappropriate” and claiming it dehumanizes the profession with the introduction of human-like robots. Some local Native American residents have also criticized the pilot program, citing its implementation as “culturally tone deaf”. Continue reading...