NY school district pauses AI robot teaching assistant rollout amid controversies about manufacturer
A $60,000 AI humanoid robot named Sally was set to join classrooms, but student data privacy concerns and the company's ties to sex dolls raised alarm.
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Salamanca High School in New York introduces Sally, a 5'2" humanoid robot, as a teaching assistant for upper grades.
Sally features lifelike silicone skin and designed facial expressions.
The school district emphasizes that the $57,000 robot won't replace human teachers and operates on a closed AI system with no student data transmitted to manufacturers.
A school district in rural New York has paused a program to bring in a robot assistant teacher as it reviews privacy concerns.
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