A rural New York school district has teamed up with a crypto/sex doll company to deploy a "lifelike" robot and avatar teaching assistant in the classroom this fall. https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/14/new-york-humanoid-robot-teacher-salamanca-school-district
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@taylorlorenz While this seems like an excellent set-up for a video of Daft Punk covering Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher”, it may not a great idea IRL.
@taylorlorenz what dystopian hell world are we living in!?
@taylorlorenz This sounds like a plot from Black Mirror
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Americans will do anything to avoid paying teachers.
@taylorlorenz oh Lordy. As a grade school parent am I allowed to hit on the robot? Or is that sort of thing frowned upon? Because really, I wouldn’t do it if it was inappropriate.
@taylorlorenz This sentence is a Fibonacci series of cringe
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My 12yo & I heard about this on the radio this morning.
Her comments about that school's administration were less than flattering.
Middle schoolers can be mean for no reason, but this seems warranted.
What could possibly go wrong?
@taylorlorenz weird trick to know: kids can tell if you give a shit about them
@taylorlorenz What could go wrong?
@Steve Yep. Can't think of one right now but there are at least probably half a dozen movies that begin like this and end with a lot of blood on the floor. @taylorlorenz
