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Sally the Robot Teacher on Hold | US News
A school district in Western New York nearly unleashed a $60,000 robot teacher named Sally—designed by Steve Wozniak—to tutor students in AI and robotics—but faced a whirlwind of backlash. The state commissioner issued a warning, teachers’ unions raised red flags over the company’s ties to adult products, and local Native parents compared the move to painful historical boarding school trauma. Now, the district has paused the rollout, citing urgent needs to secure data privacy and engage the community. This episode dives into the messy, high-stakes debate over AI in education—where innovation…
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