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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Glory Moralidad

NY Teachers Decry Tone-Deaf Placement of Sex Doll Company's Humanoid Robot in Native American Majority School

Teachers and Native American residents condemn a New York school's humanoid robot pilot, citing privacy risks, cultural concerns and Realbotix's controversial history. (Credit: Realbotix / Instagram)

A plan to introduce a humanoid robot into a New York high school has triggered fierce opposition from teachers and Native American community members, who argue the programme raises serious ethical, cultural and privacy concerns.

The controversy has intensified because the robot comes from a company linked to a manufacturer of realistic sex dolls, placing an ambitious classroom AI trial under uncomfortable public scrutiny.

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