Am I turning into a cranky old man or is this some creepy ass shit?

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/melania-trump-robot-humanoid-robot-white-house-video-rcna265192

" #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"

🤮🤮🤮

@benroyce

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

@benroyce @babyalligator

A white, robotic, emotionless figure walks towards the camera. An electronic droid is walking beside her.
#AltText 😀