Teachers decry plan to put a humanoid robot in a New York high school
nordicinst · x · 2026-07-27
Teachers in New York are criticizing a plan to bring a humanoid robot into a high school, calling the move inappropriate.
The post links to a Guardian report about the proposal and the pushback from educators, framing it as an AI-robotics-in-education controversy rather than a general AI policy story.
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