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

A humanoid robot is being introduced as a teaching assistant at Salamanca high school on Seneca Nation territory in New York. Teachers have strongly objected, calling the initiative inappropriate and warning it dehumanizes their profession. Native American residents have similarly criticized the program as culturally insensitive. Per The Guardian, the school is proceeding with the pilot regardless of the opposition.

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