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July 30, 2026

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

By PHILIP MARCELO
Associated Press

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A Realbotix humanoid robot, center, speaks with attendees at a Realbotix booth during the CES tech show in Las Vegas.

NEW YORK — A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns, including the maker's ties to a company that produces hyper-realistic sex bots.


 
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