NY school district pauses AI robot teaching assistant rollout amid controversies about manufacturer

A $60,000 AI humanoid robot named Sally was set to join classrooms, but student data privacy concerns and the company's ties to sex dolls raised alarm.

A school district in rural upstate New York has suspended plans to introduce a humanoid AI robot into classrooms after facing criticism from state education officials, teachers, and community members over privacy concerns and the manufacturer's connections to "lifelike" sex robots.

A school in rural upstate New York has puts its plans for a humanoid robot on hold, after concerns were raised about the maker's links to a company that produces sexbots.