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New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
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Headlines from DJC.COM and the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Subscriber content previewBy PHILIP MARCELOAssociated PressAP Photo/Abbie Parr, File [enlarge] 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.