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

Jul 29, 2026 - 06:45 - 06:45 1,043

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

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

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