Am I turning into a cranky old man or is this some creepy ass shit?
" #MelaniaTrump walks side by side with humanoid #robot at #WhiteHouse summit
...pitched a vision of the future in which robots serve as educators who teach students about philosophy and art
...focused on #AI and #education, the first lady spoke to 45 female world leaders about the potential benefits of the #technology in the lives of young people, including through AI humanoid educators"
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Melania's the one on the left, yes?
Oh, hang on, just got to the bit where it talks — the robot speaks much better English.
no, you’re correct, that’s objectively creepy
and as a teacher preparing the first “art history friday” for my world history class, i just have to say — it’s one thing to identify “material” for students to “learn;” it’s another thing altogether to know how to teach it so that it lives in their minds and hearts a little
A white, robotic, emotionless figure walks towards the camera. An electronic droid is walking beside her.
#AltText 😀
Why do we need to teach anyone anything when we have robots already?
Yes, Melania is definitely creepy assed shit
Maybe she's just auditioning her next husband.
Seems like it has all the needed qualifications... easy to turn off, transplanted brain that doesn't do much beyond talk, can navigate down one corridor before walking in the opposite direction.
Sounds perfect!
@benroyce makes me want to drop kick that droid and yell: "THIS IS THE DROID WE'RE LOOKING FOR! "
Then I'll break a chair across the robot's head that doesn't have hair.
@benroyce Sorry, have they never been in an American classroom?
Talked to any real, live teachers?
Wouldn't be five minutes before the students figure out how to sabotage it.
Although I bet any robot art "teachers" would end up with some fantastic paint jobs.
@solitha ✅
they're going to spend more on repairs and security with robot teachers, rather than just fucking hiring human teachers
You’ll note that she stays pretty far away from the robot. This is a safety measure, because if the robot starts to fall, it may start flailing its arms around to regain its balance.
Robotics pioneer Rod Brooks has a number of things to say about humanoid robots:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/business/rodney-brooks-robots-roomba.html
better, his blog:
https://rodneybrooks.com/why-todays-humanoids-wont-learn-dexterity/
@benroyce
You are correct.
It is indeed creepy
But also a patently stupid idea being peddled by a halfwit who understands nothing about either education nor AI, and whose subterranean moral code reaches no higher than payola to herself
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