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sorelle
@friedler.net

Seriously, this article contains such amazing ridiculousness. What fresh hell is this: "They'll be able to say, 'Hey, I'm student number 1234,' and then the robot will be like, 'Hey, we were talking about this yesterday, do you want to continue that conversation?" nysfocus.com/2026/07/14/n...

nysfocus.comRural NY School To Launch Humanoid Robot TeacherPlans to deploy a "lifelike" robot and avatar teaching assistant at Salamanca High School have sparked debate over the role of technology in schools.

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sorelle
@friedler.net

Hire a real teacher with that $$! "The products cost the district $57,590, according to the contract attached to the school board agenda. Kiguel said the price was discounted; the company’s website lists the M-Series robot, the model purchased by the district, at a starting price of $95,000." 2/

sorelle
@friedler.net

This is who they're experimenting on: "Salamanca is the only incorporated city in the US located entirely within a Native American reservation. The school district serves ~1,300 students, including 32% who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native and 79% who are economically disadvantaged." 3/

sorelle
@friedler.net

And this is the company behind these robot teachers: "In April 2024, the company acquired Simulcra, the Las Vegas parent company behind RealDoll, which has spent decades creating hyperrealistic sex dolls and later expanded into sex robots that remain on the market today." 4/