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‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school
A humanoid robot and AI teaching assistant are being introduced at Salamanca High School in New York, located on the Allegany territory of the Seneca Nation. Teachers and local Native American residents have criticized the program, calling it 'inappropriate' and 'culturally tone deaf.' The robot is produced by a company that acquired a sex doll maker.
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